A Matter of Life and Death (1946) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell.

Cast

• David Niven as Peter Carter
• Kim Hunter as June
• Roger Livesey as Doctor Reeves
• Marius Goring as Conductor 71
• Robert Coote as Bob Trubshawe
• Kathleen Byron as An Angel
• Richard Attenborough as An English Pilot
• Bonar Colleano as An American Pilot
• Joan Maude as Chief Recorder
• Robert Atkins as The Vicar
• Edwin Max as Dr. Mc.Ewen
• Betty Potter as Mrs. Tucker
• Abraham Sofaer as The Judge
• Raymond Massey as Abraham Farlan
• Robert Arden as GI Playing Snout (uncredited)
• Robert Beatty as US Crewman (uncredited)
• Eric Cawthorne as Goatherd (uncredited)
• Tommy Duggan as Patrick Aloyusius Mahoney (uncredited)
• Leslie Dwyer as ARP Warden (uncredited)
• John Longden as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
• Lois Maxwell as Actress (uncredited)
• Wally Patch as Civil Defence Stretcher Bearer (uncredited)
• Laurence Payne as Prosecuting Counsel (uncredited)
• Robert Rietti as Man in Stairway (uncredited)
• Roger Snowdon as James Monahan (uncredited)
• Emile Stemmler as British Serviceman (uncredited)
• Wendy Thompson as Nurse (uncredited)
• Frederick Valk as RAF Chaplain (uncredited)
• Joan Verney as Girl (uncredited)

Crew

• Emeric Pressburger — Director
• Michael Powell — Director
• Michael Powell — Screenplay
• Emeric Pressburger — Screenplay
• Jack Cardiff — Director of Photography
• Allan Gray — Original Music Composer
• Michael Powell — Producer
• Emeric Pressburger — Producer

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