A Matter of Life and Death

Emeric Pressburger
1946-12-15

Neither Heaven nor Earth could keep them apart!
7.752
104 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
David Niven Peter Carter Unowned
Kim Hunter June Unowned
Roger Livesey Doctor Reeves Unowned
Marius Goring Conductor 71 Unowned
Robert Coote Bob Trubshawe Unowned
Kathleen Byron An Angel Unowned
Richard Attenborough An English Pilot Unowned
Bonar Colleano An American Pilot Unowned
Joan Maude Chief Recorder Unowned
Robert Atkins The Vicar Unowned
Edwin Max Dr. Mc.Ewen Unowned
Betty Potter Mrs. Tucker Unowned
Abraham Sofaer The Judge Unowned
Raymond Massey Abraham Farlan Unowned
Robert Arden GI Playing Snout (uncredited) Unowned
Robert Beatty US Crewman (uncredited) Unowned
Eric Cawthorne Goatherd (uncredited) Unowned
Tommy Duggan Patrick Aloyusius Mahoney (uncredited) Unowned
Leslie Dwyer ARP Warden (uncredited) Unowned
John Longden Narrator (voice) (uncredited) Unowned
Lois Maxwell Actress (uncredited) Unowned
Wally Patch Civil Defence Stretcher Bearer (uncredited) Unowned
Laurence Payne Prosecuting Counsel (uncredited) Unowned
Robert Rietti Man in Stairway (uncredited) Unowned
Roger Snowdon James Monahan (uncredited) Unowned
Emile Stemmler British Serviceman (uncredited) Unowned
Wendy Thompson Nurse (uncredited) Unowned
Frederick Valk RAF Chaplain (uncredited) Unowned
Joan Verney Girl (uncredited) Unowned