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A Matter of Life and Death: Directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. With David Niven, Kim Hunter, Robert Coote, Kathleen Byron. 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.
The film was originally released in the United States under the title Stairway to Heaven, which derived from the film's most prominent special effect: a broad escalator linking Earth to the afterlife.
A Matter of Life and Death. What to Know. Critics Consensus. Stairway to Heaven is a ravishing, creative, and exciting fantasy. Read Critics Reviews. Critics Reviews. View All (38) Critics...
12 Feb 2023 · A Matter of Life and Death aka Stairway to Heaven (1946) [Full Movie] A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping to prolong his...
21 Apr 1995 · “Stairway to Heaven" (1946) is one of the most audacious films ever made - in its grandiose vision, and in the cozy English way it's expressed.
Summaries. 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. Returning to England from a bombing run in May 1945, pilot Peter Carter's plane is damaged and his parachute ripped to shreds.
Across the Great Divide: Creating Powell and Pressburger’s Stairway to Heaven In one of the most stunning technical feats in their filmography, directors Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger envisioned a conveyance that sends souls into the great beyond.
