A matter of life and death
By: produced, written, and directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Contributors: Niven, David, 1910-1983, actor; Livesey, Roger, 1906-1976, actor; Hunter, Kim, 1922-2002, actor
Series: The Criterion collection -- 939; Criterion collection -- 939.
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 104
Subjects: Drama; Man-woman relationships; World War, 1939-1945; Heaven; Death; Fighter pilots
Other titles: Matter of life and death (Motion picture : 1946)
Description: After he survives jumping out of a burning plane and falls in love with an American radio operator, World War II British pilot Peter Carter goes on trial in heaven for a second chance at life, as he was meant to die in the crash.
Notes: Originally released as a motion picture in 1946.

Mono, full screen 1.37:1.

Essay by critic Stephanie Zacharek in container.

Features: introduction from 2009 with filmmaker Martin Scorsese; audio commentary from 2009 featuring film scholar Ian Christie; new interview with editor Thelma Schoonmaker, director Michael Powell's widow; new interview with film historian Craig Barron on the film's visual effects and production design; short film "The colour merchant" (1998) by Craig McCall featuring cinematographer Jack Cardiff.

David Niven, Kim Hunter, Roger Livesey, Raymond Massey, Robert Coote, Kathleen Byron.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

For private home use only.

In English with optional English subtitles.