my only minor quibble with the film i grow up know a stairway to heaven and be the fact that the wonderful raymond massey be relegate to the last twenty or so minute in the trial scene . and the trial itself and imo and be the least interesting portion of this fascinating fantasy . david niven and kim hunter be wonderfully cast a the young lover and but it roger livesey who give the lively and most credible performance . french accented marius goring be a delight ( he even get in a remark about technicolor ) a the heavenly messenger send to reclaim niven when his wartime death go unreported due to an oversight . goring have some of the witty line and delivers them with relish . see this tonight on tcm for the first time in twenty or so year and i think it a supreme example of what a wonderful year 1946 be for film . the technicolor photography and somewhat subdue and not garish at all and be excellent and the way it shift into b and w for the heavenly sequence be do with great imagination and effectiveness . the opening scene be the sort that really draw a viewer into the fantasy aspect of the story and niven tense talk with radio operator hunter while his plane be crash toward earth and unexpectedly lead to a memorable romantic encounter . truly a marvelous film from begin to end and another triumph for michael powell and emeric pressburger .