---
title: 'A Matter of Life and Death (1946)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Emeric Pressburger'
released: '1946-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 108
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-matter-of-life-and-death-1946'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038733/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Matter of Life and Death (1946)

1946 · PG · 108 min · Drama, Fantasy, Comedy, Science Fiction · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

A Matter of Life and Death is a 1946 British fantasy romantic drama film written, produced and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Emeric Pressburger](https://cinepixo.com/people/emeric-pressburger), [Michael Powell](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-powell)
- **Screenplay:** [Emeric Pressburger](https://cinepixo.com/people/emeric-pressburger), [Michael Powell](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-powell)
- **Producer:** [Michael Powell](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-powell)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Allan Gray](https://cinepixo.com/people/allan-gray)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jack Cardiff](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-cardiff)
- **Editor:** [Reginald Mills](https://cinepixo.com/people/reginald-mills)

## Cast

- [Frederick Valk](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederick-valk)
- [Kim Hunter](https://cinepixo.com/people/kim-hunter)
- [Tommy Duggan](https://cinepixo.com/people/tommy-duggan)
- [Raymond Massey](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-massey)
- [Kathleen Byron](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-byron)
- [Lois Maxwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/lois-maxwell)
- [John Longden](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-longden)
- [Abraham Sofaer](https://cinepixo.com/people/abraham-sofaer)
- [Robert Riettii](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-riettii)
- [Marius Goring](https://cinepixo.com/people/marius-goring)
- [Robert Atkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-atkins)
- [Richard Attenborough](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-attenborough)
- [David Niven](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-niven)
- [Roger Livesey](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-livesey)
- [Robert Coote](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-coote)

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