A Matter of Life and Death 1946 PG

When
12.45pm, Sun 4 Aug 2019 (104 mins)
Where
Gallery of Modern Art & Cinema A
About
‘The first of Powell and Pressburger’s three Jack Cardiff–shot masterpieces, this is postwar propaganda at its finest: a tribute to love between individuals and reconciliation between nations. An effortlessly charming David Niven plays Peter Carter, an English fighter pilot who falls in love with June (Kim Hunter), the American radio dispatcher he speaks to just before leaping from his plane without a parachute. When Peter miraculously survives, he tries to make up for lost time with his Yankee love—but it appears that heaven can’t wait. What follows is part love story and part medical drama, all mixed up with a wonderfully bizarre trial scene.’ Pacific Film Archive.
Film Details
- Director /Producers/Script: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
- Cinematographer: Jack Cardiff
- Cast: David Niven, Kim Hunter, Raymond Massey, Roger Livesy
- Editor: Reginald Mills
- Art Director: Alfred Jung
- Music: Allan Gray
- Costume Designers: Hein Heckroth, Joseph Bato
- Print Source / Rights: Park Circus
- Screening Format: DCP, 35mm
- Year: 1946
- Runtime: 104 minutes
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Sound: Mono
- Colour: Black & White