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A Matter of Life and Death
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A Matter of Life and Death
A Second World War bomber pilot survives jumping out of his stricken plane without a parachute and falls in love with the radio operator he had first spoken to during the fateful flight. A heavenly messenger is sent to tell him he should have died and that his presence is required in the afterlife, but he remains determined to continue his life on Earth and insists on a trial to resolve the issue. Powell and Pressburger's romantic fantasy, starring David Niven, Kim Hunter, Roger Livesey and Marius Goring
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- David Niven — Actor as Sqn Ldr Peter Carter
- Kim Hunter — Actor as June
- Roger Livesey — Actor as Dr Reeves
- Marius Goring — Actor as Conductor 71
- Raymond Massey — Actor as Abraham Farlan
- Robert Coote — Actor as Bob Trubshawe
- Kathleen Byron — Actor as Angel
- Richard Attenborough — Actor as English pilot
- Michael Powell — Director
- Emeric Pressburger — Director
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