Stairway to Heaven (A Matter of Life and Death)
A British wartime aviator cheats death and falls in love with a woman he knows at that moment nearing death. A problem arises when a divine messenger arrives to escort Peter to heaven to rectify his wrongful survival.
10 August 1886, Dulwich, England, UK
19 October 1909, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
26 September 1888, London, England, UK
4 May 1909, Georgia, USA
23 May 1912, Newport, Isle of Wight, England, UK
June 10, 1895 in Hamburg, Germany
8 February 1923, Paddington, London, England, UK
14 February 1927, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
28 August 1906, Catford, London, England, UK
11 January 1921, London, England, UK
16 January 1908, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England, UK
29 August 1923, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
22 July 1909, Barnet, Middlesex, England, UK
12 November 1922, Detroit, Michigan, USA
11 December 1922, London, England, UK
2 November 1892, St George Hanover Square, London, England, UK
25 June 1906, Barry, Wales, UK
30 November 1924, London, England, UK
4 February 1909, London, England, UK
1 October 1896, Rangoon, Burma
11 November 1900, West Indies
14 March 1924, New York City, New York, USA
1 March 1910, London, England, UK
30 August 1896, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
September 18, 2005
A very pleasing fantasy film from the team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.
February 28, 2005
One of the most enchanting movies you'll ever have the pleasure to see.
December 04, 2002
Probably Powell and Pressburger's best film.
January 05, 2009
(The filmmakers') creativity is both fantastic and organic, their imagery spellbinding and gorgeous, and their scripting clever and witty.
November 08, 2010
Although it's undeniably a great-looking film, I just found A Matter of Life and Death to be too harebrained to take seriously as a piece of important cinema.
February 09, 2009
In spite of its thematic bleakness, A Matter of Life and Death succeeds in being a sparkling fantasy picture ....
September 19, 2010
Though the writer-directors and the actors may be the first names you notice, the cameraman also helped A Matter of Life and Death become one of the most moving movies ever made.
February 16, 2016
In short, a brilliant experiment which will probably be enjoyed by many and appreciated only by a few.
March 02, 2008
Pretty bizarre fantasy set in WWII era starring David Niven.
May 03, 2014
Beautifully directed, designed (especially the massive, working escalator that links Heaven and Earth), photographed and acted, it is a must-see for both classic and contemporary film buffs.
February 22, 2009
The duo put so much care and love into the film that in the end we know they're right: Love really is the greatest of all virtues.
January 01, 2000
What today's audiences will find amazing is the sheer energy of its invention.
