A Matter of Life and Death

When a young RAF pilot 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 dispatch an angel to collect him.

Discover

David Niven

Peter Carter

Roger Livesey

Doctor Reeves

Marius Goring

Conductor 71

Robert Coote

Bob Trubshawe

Kathleen Byron

An Angel

Richard Attenborough

An English Pilot

Bonar Colleano

An American Pilot

Joan Maude

Chief Recorder

Robert Atkins

The Vicar

Edwin Max

Dr. Mc.Ewen

Betty Potter

Mrs. Tucker

Abraham Sofaer

The Judge

Raymond Massey

Abraham Farlan

Robert Arden

GI Playing Snout (uncredited)

Robert Beatty

US Crewman (uncredited)

Eric Cawthorne

Goatherd (uncredited)

Tommy Duggan

Patrick Aloyusius Mahoney (uncredited)

Leslie Dwyer

ARP Warden (uncredited)

John Longden

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Lois Maxwell

Actress (uncredited)

Wally Patch

Civil Defence Stretcher Bearer (uncredited)

Laurence Payne

Prosecuting Counsel (uncredited)

Robert Rietti

Man in Stairway (uncredited)

Roger Snowdon

James Monahan (uncredited)

Emile Stemmler

British Serviceman (uncredited)

Wendy Thompson

Nurse (uncredited)

Frederick Valk

RAF Chaplain (uncredited)

Joan Verney

Girl (uncredited)

Art

Alfred Junge

Production Design

Camera

Jack Cardiff

Director of Photography

Geoffrey Unsworth

Camera Operator

Jim Body

Focus Puller

George Minassian

Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Hein Heckroth

Costume Design

Joseph Bato

Costume Design

George Blackler

Makeup Artist

Ida Mills

Hairstylist

Crew

Douglas Woolsey

Special Effects

Henry Harris

Special Effects

Directing

Michael Powell

Director

Parry Jones Jr.

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Michael Powell

Producer

Robert C. Foord

Unit Manager

George R. Busby

Producer's Assistant

Sound

Allan Gray

Original Music Composer

Walter Goehr

Conductor

Writing

Michael Powell

Screenplay

Art

Alfred Junge

Production Design

Camera

Jack Cardiff

Director of Photography

Geoffrey Unsworth

Camera Operator

Jim Body

Focus Puller

George Minassian

Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Hein Heckroth

Costume Design

Joseph Bato

Costume Design

George Blackler

Makeup Artist

Ida Mills

Hairstylist

Crew

Douglas Woolsey

Special Effects

Henry Harris

Special Effects

Directing

Michael Powell

Director

Parry Jones Jr.

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Michael Powell

Producer

Robert C. Foord

Unit Manager

George R. Busby

Producer's Assistant

Sound

Allan Gray

Original Music Composer

Walter Goehr

Conductor

Writing

Michael Powell

Screenplay