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A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
Directed by Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
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Overview
When a young RAF pilot miraculously survives bailing out of his aeroplane without a parachute, he falls in love with an American radio operator. But the officials in the other world realise their mistake and dispatch an angel to collect him.
Rated PG | Length 104 minutes
Actors
David Niven | Kim Hunter | Roger Livesey | Marius Goring | Robert Coote | Kathleen Byron | Richard Attenborough | Bonar Colleano | Joan Maude | Robert Atkins | Edwin Max | Betty Potter | Abraham Sofaer | Raymond Massey | Robert Arden | Robert Beatty | Eric Cawthorne | Tommy Duggan | Leslie Dwyer | John Longden | Lois Maxwell | Wally Patch | Laurence Payne | Robert Rietti | Roger Snowdon | Emile Stemmler | Wendy Thompson | Frederick Valk | Joan Verney
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/01/2023 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 7 stars |
| 11/07/2018 | TV | DVD | Library | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Picked up from the library this Michael Powell double dvd set featuring this and AGE OF CONSENT.
Man, just wasn’t into this. I get why it has a high rating but once I understood the conceit I didn’t care so much. I do give it credit for doing something so wild in the big studio system that I’m sure it had to be a weird film to view at the time. And the production value is excellent. This is one of those films I’d expect CFS to program (maybe they have?).
Maybe some day I’ll revisit under better conditions.
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