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
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