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A Matter of Life and Death

Turkish title: Aşk ve ölüm

“Neither Heaven nor Earth could keep them apart!”

1946 · 1 h 44 min
Directed by Powell & Pressburger
DramaFantasyRomance

Cast

David Niven Kim Hunter Roger Livesey

Plot

An RAF pilot who should have died argues for his life before a court in heaven.

Sinekatalog’s take

Powell and Pressburger's wartime fantasy has an RAF pilot argue for his life before a heavenly court. Colourful on earth and monochrome in heaven, it is witty, romantic and visually inventive.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 8.0 / 10 (28,387 votes)
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