Search results
A Matter of Life and Death is a 1946 British fantasy-romance film set in England during World War II. Written, produced and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, the film stars David Niven, Roger Livesey, Raymond Massey, Kim Hunter and Marius Goring.
- £320,000 (est.) or £650,000 or £257,000
- Allan Gray
- Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
A Matter of Life and Death: Directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. With David Niven, Kim Hunter, Robert Coote, Kathleen Byron. A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping to prolong his fledgling romance with an American girl.
- (24K)
- Drama, Fantasy, Romance
- Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
- 1947-03
People also ask
Who are the actors in a matter of life and death?
What is a matter of life and death about?
Is a matter of life and death still a classic?
Is a matter of life and death a life-affirming romance?
British Air Force pilot Peter Carter (David Niven) is on his way home to England from a World War II bombing mission in a badly damaged aircraft. Before he bails out of the plane into the ocean...
- (639)
- Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
- PG
- Fantasy, Drama
Apr 21, 1995 · The pilot, Peter (David Niven), establishes radio contact with a ground controller, an American named June (Kim Hunter). Peter is unflappable in the face of death, and an instant rapport springs up between the two disembodied voices ("I love you, June. You're life, and I'm leaving it"). Then Peter jumps out of the plane before it crashes.
A Matter of Life and Death. After miraculously surviving a jump from his burning plane, RAF pilot Peter Carter (David Niven) encounters the American radio operator (Kim Hunter) to whom he has just delivered his dying wishes, and, face-to-face on a tranquil English beach, the pair fall in love.
Dec 15, 2021 · A Matter of Life and Death: The most life-affirming film. Now celebrating its 75th anniversary, A Matter of Life and Death still finds new fans. Gregory Wakeman looks at how...