A Matter of Life and Death
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United Kingdom · 1946
Rated PG · 1h 44m
Director Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
Starring David Niven, Kim Hunter, Marius Goring, Kathleen Byron
Genre Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Drama
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When a young airman miraculously survives bailing out of his aeroplane without a parachute, he falls in love with an American radio operator. But the officials in the other world realise their mistake, and despatch an angel to collect him.
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