A Matter of Life and Death
“Neither Heaven nor Earth could keep them apart!”
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.
Genres
Romance, Fantasy, Drama, Comedy
Studio
The Archers
Language
en
Status
Released
How A Matter of Life and Death performed
Budget
$450,000
Worldwide Gross
$1.8M
Gross Profit
$1.3M
Return
3.9× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$269K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Romance) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Peter Carter
David Niven
Peter Carter
June
Kim Hunter
June
Doctor Reeves
Roger Livesey
Doctor Reeves
Conductor 71
Marius Goring
Conductor 71
Bob Trubshawe
Robert Coote
Bob Trubshawe
An Angel
Kathleen Byron
An Angel
An English Pilot
Richard Attenborough
An English Pilot
An American Pilot
Bonar Colleano
An American Pilot
Chief Recorder
Joan Maude
Chief Recorder
The Vicar
Robert Atkins
The Vicar
Dr. Mc.Ewen
Edwin Max
Dr. Mc.Ewen
Mrs. Tucker
Betty Potter
Mrs. Tucker
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