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A Matter of Life and Death (1946)

Name: A Matter of Life and Death
Director: Emeric Pressburger
Genre: Fantasy
Released: 1946
Duration: 1 h 44 min

Directed by Emeric Pressburger · 1h 44m · Fantasy

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.

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