Quick Facts
DirectorEmeric Pressburger
Runtime1h 44m · PG
GenresComedy · Drama · Fantasy · Romance
Release1946-12-15
Film
A Matter of Life and Death
1946· PG· 1h 44m· Comedy· Drama· Fantasy· Romance
“Neither Heaven nor Earth could keep them apart!”
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.
1946-12-15
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Key Crew
DirectorEmeric Pressburger
ScreenplayEmeric Pressburger
ProducerEmeric Pressburger
Director of PhotographyJack Cardiff
Original Music ComposerAllan Gray
EditorReginald Mills
Full cast & crew (29 cast · 25 crew)
Details
Released1946-12-15
Runtime1h 44m · PG
StatusReleased
StudiosThe Archers · J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Budget$450,000
Box office$2M
LanguagesEnglish · French · Russian
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Rating7.8/10 · 470 votes
Original languageen
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