A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH

Year: 1946
UK: BFI Films
Cast: David Niven, Kim Hunter, Roger Livesey, Marius Goring, Raymond Massey, Abraham Sofaer, Robert Coote, Kathleen Byron, Richard Attenborough, Bonar Colleano, Joan Maude, Robert Atkins, Bob Roberts, Edwin Max, Betty Potter
Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Country: UK
UK: 104 mins
UK Release Date: 24 March 2000 (Limited Release - London, National Film Theatre)

Synopsis

A dying British pilot (David Niven) and an American radio operator (Kim Hunter) bond over the airwaves but he finds himself caught in limbo between this world and the next, leading to a celestial debate over his fate. The film originated in response to a government initiative for films promoting Anglo-American relations.