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A Matter of Life and Death

1947·1h 44m·PG
DramaFantasyRomanceWar
IMDb Rating
★ 8.0/10
27,949 votes

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.

A Matter of Life and Death is a 1947 drama fantasy movie, starring David Niven, Kim Hunter, Robert Coote. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.0/10 from 27,949 votes and runs 1h 44m.

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Stars
David Niven
Kim Hunter
Robert Coote
Kathleen Byron
Details
1947-03-01
104 min
Movie
PG
★ United Kingdom
★ English, French, Russian
Keywords
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