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
A Matter of Loaf and Death of Loaf and Death" ("Sacré pétrin" in French) was shown – dubbed into French – on Christmas Eve 2008, on M6. In Germany, one version, entitled "Auf Leben und Brot" was broadcast on the Super RTL network, the title is a play on "Auf Leben und Tod" meaning a matter of life and death. In a similar style to "A Close Shave", Wallace and Gromit became the theme for BBC One's Christmas presentation for 2008, to promote the showing of "A Matter of Loaf and Death". The programme was watched by the most viewers of any programme on Christmas Day,