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A Matter of Life and Death is a 1946 British fantasy-romance film set in England during World War II.. Written, produced and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, the film stars David Niven, Roger Livesey, Raymond Massey, Kim Hunter and Marius Goring.
Apr 1, 2008 · A young airman jumps to certain death from his burning aircraft. His last words are to a girl he has never met: "I love you June. You are life and I am leaving you." Following an angelic blunder, caused by a classic English pea-souper, Peter Carter miraculously survives and finds June in the flesh. But things are not so simple.
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Oct 27, 2000 · Produced in the aftermath of the Second World War, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's A Matter of Life and Death (1946) stars David Niven as an RAF pilot poised between life and death, his love for the American radio operator June (Kim Hunter) threatened by medical, political and ultimately celestial forces.
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Jun 17, 2024 · I assume A Matter of Life and Death is a reaction to all the deaths in WWII, but not in the same way that American films about angels did in the 1940s. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger wrote, produced, and directed A Matter of Life and Death and were careful not to use the words heaven and angels. They picture the afterlife run with ...
Produced in the aftermath of the Second World War, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's A Matter of Life and Death (1946) stars David Niven as an RAF pilot poised between life and death, his love for the American radio operator June (Kim Hunter) threatened by medical, political and ultimately celestial forces.
Dec 15, 2021 · Even now, 75 years after its release on 15 December 1946, A Matter of Life and Death is still the ultimate reminder of the power, beauty, and art of cinema. Audaciously creative as well as ...
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A Matter of Life and Death (1946) is a romantic fantasy film set in World War II by the British writer-director-producer team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, starring David Niven. It was originally commissioned as one of the last films funded by the Ministry of Information with the intention of serving as an entertaining comedy about some of the baggage concerning Anglo-American ...
