A matter of life and death

DVD 2018

After miraculously surviving a jump from his burning plane, RAF pilot Peter Carter encounters the American radio operator to whom he has just delivered his dying wishes and, face-to-face on a tranquil English beach, the pair fall in love. When a messenger from the afterlife arrives to correct the clerical error that spared his life, Peter must mount a fierce defense for his right to stay on earth.

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Explore Topics & Themes:

Near-death experiences Fiction

World War, 1939-1945 Fiction

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Feature films Fiction Romantic comedy films Video recordings

Part of a Series:

Criterion collection Criterion collection ; 939 Criterion collection ; 939 DVD

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ISBN:

9781681434841

Edition:

Special edition

Description:

2 videodiscs (104 minutes) : sound, colour, black and white ; 4 3/4 inches
digital optical surround Dolby Digital mono
video file DVD video region 1
polychrome

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video Rating: Not rated
PG

Notes:

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1946
Special features: 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; interview from 2009 with filmmaker Martin Scorsese; The colour merchant, a 1998 short film by Craig McCall featuring cinematographer Jack Cardiff; essay by critic Stephanie Zacharek
Kim Hunter, David Niven
DVD ; fullscreen presentation ; Dolby Digital mono
For private home use only
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing

Control Number:

2509840

UPC:

715515218610

Other Authors:

Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher
Hunter, Kim, 1922-2002, actor
Niven, David, 1910-1983, actor
Powell, Michael, 1905-1990, film director
Pressburger, Emeric, 1902-1988, film director

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