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Tuesday, 30 December 2008

A Matter of Life and Death (1946)

Posted on 03:40 by john cena
Essential Viewing
UK
Feature Film
Writer/Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Cinematography: Jack Cardiff
Composer: Allan Gray
Cast: David Niven, Kim Hunter, Roger Livesey, Marius Goring, Raymond Massey, Abraham Sofaer, Richard Attenborough

David Niven’s Second World War pilot literally cheats death and, as a result, a grand heavenly trial is organised to decide upon his fate. in Powell and Pressburger’s bewitching classic, a beautifully acted, visually ravishing fantasy, which only gets better with age. Iain.Stott
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