A matter of life and death reparto

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A matter of life and death reparto

David Niven Peter Carter. Roger Livesey Doctor Reeves. Marius Goring Conductor 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. Betty Potter Mrs. Abraham Sofaer The Judge. Raymond Massey Abraham Farlan. Robert Beatty US Crewman uncredited.

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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. View More. Jack Cardiff shows off the cinematographers art to beautiful effect in this Powell and Pressberger tale of a WWII pilot David Niven who cheats death, falls in love with Kim Hunter and then argues before a heavenly court why he should not have to die yet after all. The story is tinged with humour and pathos and poses some fairly basic "human rights" questions. Marius Goring - "Conductor 71" is slightly menacing and totally charming as he tries to persuade Niven to volunteer for his fate - a thankless task in itself. Roger Livesey is superb arguing for Niven with an equally impressive - if

We will keep fighting for all libraries - stand with us! Search the history of over billion web pages on the Internet. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. Returning to England from a bombing run in May , pilot Peter Carter's plane is damaged and his parachute ripped to shreds. He has his crew bail out safely, but figures it is curtains for himself.

A matter of life and death reparto

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. Doctor Frank Reeves : A weak mind isn't strong enough to hurt itself. Stupidity has saved many a man from going mad.

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Timothy Daly. Can't find a movie or TV show? Conductor 71 Roger Livesey Play It As It Lays. Adele Raymond Casting. Emile Stemmler British Serviceman uncredited. Kathleen Byron An Angel. Civil Defence, Stretcher Party uncredited. Friedman Theatre. But the officials in the other world realise their mistake and dispatch an angel to collect him. Abraham Sofaer The Judge. An English Pilot Bonar Colleano

The film was originally released in the United States under the title Stairway to Heaven , which derived from the film's most prominent special effect : a broad escalator linking Earth to the afterlife. Carter is expecting to die, after ordering his crew to bail out, without revealing to them that his own parachute has been destroyed. Carter converses with June, before jumping from the Lancaster without a parachute.

Kathryne Dora Brown. Login to create it. US Crewman uncredited Eric Cawthorne Joan Maude Chief Recorder. View Edit History. Looks like we're missing the following data in en-US or en-US You need to be logged in to continue. A review by CinemaSerf 7. See more gaps ». When a young RAF pilot miraculously survives bailing out of his aeroplane without a parachute, he falls in love with an American radio operator.