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A Matter of Life and Death

BBC One
on BBC One London

Tonight's Movie
Classic is a fantasy drama starring
David Niven
Squadron Leader Peter Carter should have been killed when he baled out over the Channel in 1945. But still alive after a miraculous escape, he falls in love with an American girl and resists the summons of a "messenger" to take his rightful place in the next world.
Written and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger (1946)
Colour and B/W

Contributors

Unknown:
David Niven
Unknown:
Squadron Leader Peter Carter
Directed By:
Michael Powell
PeterCarter:
David Niven
June:
Kim Hunter
Conductor7l:
Marius Goring
Dr Reeves:
Roger Livesey
BobTrubshawe:
Robert Coote
Angel:
Kathleen Byron
Englishpilot:
Richard Attenborough
AbrahamFarlan:
Raymond Massey
Source: Radio Times

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