Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, A Matter of Life and Death (1946) stars David Niven as a British pilot who survives a crash after a celestial mistake and argues for his right to remain alive with the woman he loves. Blending romantic fantasy, wartime drama and philosophical imagination, the film became one of the most celebrated productions from The Archers. Its distinctive mix of Technicolor fantasy and black-and-white afterlife sequences has made it a landmark of classic British cinema.

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A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping to prolong his fledgling romance with an American girl.