• Film ID:
  • 5499
  • Availability:
  • DVD Available from Shop
  • Film cert:
  • Running time:
  • DVD=100 min.
  • Nationality(ies):
  • Britain.
  • Primary Language(s):
  • English.
A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH (1946)
(STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN)
Cast
David Niven. Roger Livesey. Raymond Massey. Kim Hunter. Robert Coote. Kathleen Byron. Richard Attenborough. Bonar Colleano. Joan Maude. Marius Goring. Roger Livesey. Robert Atkins. Bob Roberts. Edwin Max. Betty Potter. Abraham Sofaer. Raymond Massey.
Director(s)
Michael Powell. Emeric Pressburger.
Categories
Classics. Drama. Critics' Top 100. Romance. Feel Good. Law/Legal/Solicitors/Trials. 01 Will's stamp of approval. 01 Adam's Faves. 01 Dave B's must sees. Recommended. Guardian 1000 Must See (2007). BFI Top 100 British Movies. 01 Becky's Bests. 01 Ade tastics.
Review

As a young pilot returns home in May 1945, a relationship is formed as he desperately contacts a radio operator before bailing out of the sky. He lives, evading his celestial escort, meets the aforementioned operator and falls in love. But he must face a heavenly court to decide if he should live or die. Amazing.

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