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1946 | DIRECTED BY MICHAEL POWELL AND EMERIC PRESSBURGER

A Matter of Life and Death

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Movie Stats
Year
1946
Runtime
 104 minutes (1 hr 44 mins)
Select Cast
David Niven
Kim Hunter
Robert Coote
Kathleen Byron
Richard Attenborough
Bonar Colleano
Full cast and crew
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First viewed:
15th Sep 2021
Last viewed:
17th Apr 2025
Total views:
20
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
1st March 1947
78 years 8 months 25 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £119.3 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
1.7 Million aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 15th Dec '46
  • Debut box office: 27th Oct '23
  • Debut position: 60
  • Highest position: 24
  • Debut gross: £1.4 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 8
US Box Office
  • Release: No US cinema release.
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
michael powell Michael Powell
emeric pressburger Emeric Pressburger
Starring
David NivenPeter Carter
Kim HunterJune
Robert CooteBob Trubshaw
Kathleen ByronAn Angel
Richard AttenboroughAn English Pilot
Bonar ColleanoAn American Pilot
Joan MaudeChief Recorder
Marius GoringConductor 71
Roger LiveseyDr. Frank Reeves
Robert AtkinsThe Vicar
Bob RobertsDr. Gaertler
Edwin MaxDr. McEwen
Betty PotterMrs. Tucker
Abraham SofaerThe Judge
Raymond MasseyAbraham Farlan
Robert ArdenGI Playing Snout
Robert BeattyUS Crewman
Eric CawthorneGoatherd
Tommy DugganPatrick Aloyusius Mahoney
Leslie DwyerARP Warden
ErikSpaniel
John HuntleyExtra in Celestial Courtroom
Charles LattimerRAF Pilot
John LongdenNarrator of Introduction
Howard MarshallCricket Commentator on Radio
Lois MaxwellActress
Richard NeilsonMinor Role
Wally PatchCivil Defence, Stretcher Party
Laurence PayneProsecuting Council
Robert RiettyMan on Stairway
Frank SchockMan in Court
Roger SnowdonJames Monahan
SpangleSpaniel
Wendy ThompsonNurse
Frederick ValkRAF Chaplain
Geoff van RijsselExtra in Celestial Courtroom
Joan VerneyGirl

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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
24
Weeks top 15
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Total weeks
8
Total UK Gross:
£119,294
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
A Matter of Life and Death - Original release
27 Oct 2023
60N
£1,442
£75,774
4K Restoration
3 Nov 2023
54▲
£2,143
£79,252
17 Nov 2023
45▲
£3,081
£88,097
24 Nov 2023
35▲
£3,169
£99,954
1 Dec 2023
42▼
£2,844
£105,329
22 Dec 2023
24▲
£5,032
£113,644
2 Feb 2024
36▼
£4,233
£119,294
Rerelease
25 Jul 2025
44▼
£1,223
£59,758

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
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* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

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Drama
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Fantasy
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