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A Matter of Life and Death(1946)
Status: Released
Date: 1946-12-15
78%
457 Votes
Time: 1h 44m
Neither Heaven nor Earth could keep them apart!
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.
Languages: English, French, Russian.
Countries:
United Kingdom
Budget: $450,000.00
Revenue: $1,750,000.00
ProductionCompanies:
The Archers
J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Movie: A Matter of Life and Death
Top 10 Billed Cast
David Niven
Peter Carter
Kim Hunter
June
Roger Livesey
Doctor Reeves
Marius Goring
Conductor 71
Robert Coote
Bob Trubshawe
Kathleen Byron
An Angel
Richard Attenborough
An English Pilot
Bonar Colleano
An American Pilot
Joan Maude
Chief Recorder
Robert Atkins
The Vicar
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