A Matter of Life and Death
1946-12-15A 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.

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.

Peter Carter
David Niven

June
Kim Hunter

Doctor Reeves
Roger Livesey

Conductor 71
Marius Goring

Bob Trubshawe
Robert Coote

An Angel
Kathleen Byron

An English Pilot
Richard Attenborough

An American Pilot
Bonar Colleano

Chief Recorder
Joan Maude
The Vicar
Robert Atkins

Dr. Mc.Ewen
Edwin Max
Mrs. Tucker
Betty Potter

The Judge
Abraham Sofaer

Abraham Farlan
Raymond Massey

GI Playing Snout (uncredited)
Robert Arden

US Crewman (uncredited)
Robert Beatty
Goatherd (uncredited)
Eric Cawthorne

Patrick Aloyusius Mahoney (uncredited)
Tommy Duggan

ARP Warden (uncredited)
Leslie Dwyer

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
John Longden

Actress (uncredited)
Lois Maxwell
Civil Defence Stretcher Bearer (uncredited)
Wally Patch

Prosecuting Counsel (uncredited)
Laurence Payne

Man in Stairway (uncredited)
Robert Rietti
James Monahan (uncredited)
Roger Snowdon

British Serviceman (uncredited)
Emile Stemmler
Nurse (uncredited)
Wendy Thompson

RAF Chaplain (uncredited)
Frederick Valk
Girl (uncredited)
Joan Verney