A matter of life and death / J. Arthur Rank presents ; a production of The Archers ; written, produced and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.
Publisher:
Nostalgia Family Video,
Copyright Date:
2003
Description:
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
David Niven, Roger Livesey, Raymond Massey, Kim Hunter, Marius Goring, Abraham Sofaer, Robert Coote, Bonar Colleano, Richard Attenborough. Originally produced as motion picture in 1946. Originally released in Great Britain as A matter of Life and Death; released in the U.S. as Stairway to Heaven (with one edited scene), and this is the UK version. Heavenly sequences originally shot in black and white, then given monochrome tint; earthly sequences in color. "4122D"--Disc label.
Summary:
During World War II, an English pilot survives a jump from his burning plane due to an angel's incompetence. Caught in a netherworld between heaven and Earth, and in love with an American radio operator, he must plead his case before a heavenly tribunal.
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