The films of Michael Powell

DVD 2009

A matter of life and death. British flyer Peter Carter survives a jump from his burning plane without parachute and wakes up in a nether world between Earth and the next life. He is informed that he should have died and must go to Heaven, where he is put on trial for his life. He falls in love with June, an American radio operator.

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Radio operators United States Drama

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ISBN:

9781435915787

Description:

2 videodiscs (approximately 210 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital
optical
mixed
Dolby
video file
DVD video

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: G (A matter of life and death)
CHVR: 18A (Age of consent)

Notes:

"A matter of life and death, originally released in an edited version in the U.S. as Stairway to Heaven, is here presented for the first time, complete and restored"--Container
Title from container and disc surfaces
Age of consent based on the novel by Norman Lindsay
A matter of life and death originally released as a motion picture in 1946
Age of consent originally released as a motion picture in 1969
Special features (A matter of life and death) include director Martin Scorsese on A matter of life and death, commentary by historian Ian Christie
Special features (Age of consent) include director Martin Scorsese on Age of consent, commentary with historian Kent Jones, making Age of consent, Helen Mirren: a conversation with Cora, Down Under with Ron and Valerie Taylor
A matter of life and death. Photography, Jack Cardiff ; music, Allan Gray ; editor, Reginald Mills
Age of consent. Photography, Hannes Staudinger ; editor, Anthony Buckley ; music, Peter Sculthorpe
A matter of life and death. David Niven, Kim Hunter, Marius Goring, Roger Livesey, Raymond Massey
Age of consent. James Mason, Helen Mirren, Jack MacGowran
DVD ; Dolby digital ; (A matter of life and death) full screen aspect ratio 1.33:1 ; (Age of consent) anamorphic widescreen aspect ratio 1.85:1
For private home use only
English dialogue with optional English or French subtitles
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired

Contents:

A matter of life and death [Stairway to heaven] / a production of the ARchers ; written, produced and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger (1946 ; ca. 104 min.)
Age of consent / Columbia Pictures Corporation ; produced by Michael Powell and James Mason ; screenplay by Peter Yeldham (1969 ; ca. 106 min.)

Control Number:

690425

UPC:

043396259195

Other Authors:

Archers (Firm)
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Goring, Marius, 1912-1998
Hunter, Kim, 1922-2002
Lindsay, Norman, 1879-1969. Age of consent. [DVD]
Livesey, Roger, 1906-1976
MacGowran, Jack, 1918-1973
Mason, James, 1909-1984
Massey, Raymond
Mirren, Helen
Niven, David, 1910-1983
Powell, Michael, 1905-1990
Pressburger, Emeric, 1902-1988
Scorsese, Martin
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
Yeldham, Peter

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