A Matter of Life and Death
Neither Heaven nor Earth could keep them apart!
A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping to prolong his fledgling romance with an American girl.
- Director
- Emeric Pressburger
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Wonder
- Worldwide
- $2M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How A Matter of Life and Death actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
Story overview
What It's About
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A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping to prolong his fledgling romance with an American girl.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
A Matter of Life and Death appears in 1 Nutevio collection. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Courtroom Dramas Ranked #19
Placed at #19 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
A Matter of Life and Death returned 3.9× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $450,000
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $2M
- Release date
- Dec 15, 1946
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, French
- Country
- United Kingdom
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