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A Matter of Life and Death

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.

19461h 44mPGRomance, Fantasy, Drama

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About A Matter of Life and Death

Directors
Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
Cast
David Niven, Kim Hunter, Roger Livesey, Marius Goring, Robert Coote, Kathleen Byron
Genres
Romance, Fantasy, Drama
Content rating
PG
Original language
English
Production countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

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