A Matter of Life and Death (film)
A Matter of Life and Death is a 1946 British fantasy-romance film set in England during World War II.
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| Narrated by | John Longden |
| Cinematography | Jack Cardiff |
| Edited by | Reginald Mills |
| Music by | Allan Gray |
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| Distributed by | Eagle-Lion Films (UK) |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £320,000 (est.) or £650,000 or £257,000 |
| Box office | $1,750,000 (US) |
Written, produced and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, the film stars David Niven, Roger Livesey, Raymond Massey, Kim Hunter and Marius Goring. 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.
In 1999, A Matter of Life and Death placed 20th on the British Film Institute's list of Best 100 British films. It ranked 90th in The Sight and Sound Greatest Films of All Time 2012 poll, regarded by some as the most authoritative in the world, and 78th in 2022.
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