A Matter of Life and Death (film) It was also made into a play by the Kneehigh Theatre for performances at the National Theatre in London, premiering in May 2007. Explanatory notes Citations Bibliography A Matter of Life and Death (film) A Matter of Life and Death is a 1946 British fantasy-romance film written, produced and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, and set in England during the Second World War. The film stars David Niven, Roger Livesey, Raymond Massey, Kim Hunter and Marius Goring. The film was originally released in the United States under the title Stairway to Heaven, which derived from the film's most
Matter of Life and Death (Space: 1999) does agree to allow the professor one hour to run tests on skin samples taken from the dead man. Preparations for the survey Eagle are nearly completed when Bergman gives his report. While 'alive', Russell's skin cells appeared normal; after death, the particle analyser shows their atomic structure is changing, reversing polarity. This is the first step toward a conversion to antimatter. The professor's warning is plain—should matter and antimatter meet, they will annihilate each other in a catastrophic release of energy. Koenig scoffs at this speculative evidence and orders Eagle Two launched immediately. He, Helena, Alan Carter, Paul Morrow