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A Matter of Life and Death

Neither Heaven nor Earth could keep them apart!

1946★ 7.8 · 4731h 44mRomanceFantasyDramaComedy

Overview

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.

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Cast

David Niven
as Peter Carter

Richard Attenborough
as An English Pilot

Kim Hunter
as June

Lois Maxwell
as Actress (uncredited)

Raymond Massey
as Abraham Farlan

Abraham Sofaer
as The Judge

Marius Goring
as Conductor 71

Robert Beatty
as US Crewman (uncredited)

Kathleen Byron
as An Angel

Leslie Dwyer
as ARP Warden (uncredited)

Roger Livesey
as Doctor Reeves

Wally Patch
as Civil Defence Stretcher Bearer (uncredited)

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7.8/ 10

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Release date: 1946-12-15

Budget: $450,000

Revenue: $1,750,000

Runtime: 1h 44m

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RomanceFantasyDramaComedy

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