UNITED KINGDOM · 1946

A Matter of Life and Death

Michael Powell
love across borders fate and destiny life and death celestial judgment wartime sacrifice
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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.

Year1946
CountryUnited Kingdom
DirectorMichael Powell
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