72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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A Matter of Life and Death

Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
     104 m.
Synopsis
Peter Carter should have died when he jumped from his bomber, but heaven failed to find him, and meanwhile he fell in love with June, an American WAC controller. As medical diagnosis and celestial diplomacy proceed in parallel, his doctor is killed and becomes his advocate in heaven, securing a new lease of life for Peter.
Director
Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Screenplay
Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Photography
Jack Cardiff
Music
Allan Gray
Cast
David Niven (Peter David Carter), Kim Hunter (June), Roger Livesey (Dr. Frank Reeves), Marius Goring (Conductor 71), Richard Attenborough (English pilot)
Running Time
104 m.
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