A Matter of Life and Death
December 15, 1946
104 minutes
7.8
RomanceFantasyDramaWarComedy

A Matter of Life and Death

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.

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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)
Edwin Max
(Dr. Mc.Ewen)
Betty Potter
(Mrs. Tucker)
Abraham Sofaer
(The Judge)
Raymond Massey
(Abraham Farlan)
Robert Arden
(GI Playing Snout (uncredited))
Robert Beatty
(US Crewman (uncredited))
Eric Cawthorne
(Goatherd (uncredited))
Tommy Duggan
(Patrick Aloyusius Mahoney (uncredited))
Leslie Dwyer
(ARP Warden (uncredited))
John Longden
(Narrator (voice) (uncredited))
Lois Maxwell
(Actress (uncredited))
Wally Patch
(Civil Defence Stretcher Bearer (uncredited))
Laurence Payne
(Prosecuting Counsel (uncredited))
Robert Rietti
(Man in Stairway (uncredited))
Roger Snowdon
(James Monahan (uncredited))
Emile Stemmler
(British Serviceman (uncredited))
Wendy Thompson
(Nurse (uncredited))
Frederick Valk
(RAF Chaplain (uncredited))
Joan Verney
(Girl (uncredited))