A Matter of Life and Death

A Matter of Life and Death

Release: 1946 | Community Score: 77%

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.

Cast

David Niven

David Niven

Peter Carter
Kim Hunter

Kim Hunter

June
Roger Livesey

Roger Livesey

Doctor Reeves
Marius Goring

Marius Goring

Conductor 71
Robert Coote

Robert Coote

Bob Trubshawe
Kathleen Byron

Kathleen Byron

An Angel
Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

An English Pilot
Bonar Colleano

Bonar Colleano

An American Pilot
Joan Maude

Joan Maude

Chief Recorder
Robert Atkins

Robert Atkins

The Vicar
Edwin Max

Edwin Max

Dr. Mc.Ewen
Betty Potter

Betty Potter

Mrs. Tucker
Abraham Sofaer

Abraham Sofaer

The Judge
Raymond Massey

Raymond Massey

Abraham Farlan
Robert Arden

Robert Arden

GI Playing Snout (uncredited)
Robert Beatty

Robert Beatty

US Crewman (uncredited)
Eric Cawthorne

Eric Cawthorne

Goatherd (uncredited)
Tommy Duggan

Tommy Duggan

Patrick Aloyusius Mahoney (uncredited)
Leslie Dwyer

Leslie Dwyer

ARP Warden (uncredited)
John Longden

John Longden

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Lois Maxwell

Lois Maxwell

Actress (uncredited)
Wally Patch

Wally Patch

Civil Defence Stretcher Bearer (uncredited)
Laurence Payne

Laurence Payne

Prosecuting Counsel (uncredited)
Robert Rietti

Robert Rietti

Man in Stairway (uncredited)
Roger Snowdon

Roger Snowdon

James Monahan (uncredited)
Emile Stemmler

Emile Stemmler

British Serviceman (uncredited)
Wendy Thompson

Wendy Thompson

Nurse (uncredited)
Frederick Valk

Frederick Valk

RAF Chaplain (uncredited)
Joan Verney

Joan Verney

Girl (uncredited)