A Matter of Life and Death

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Michael Powell
Emeric Pressburger

Writing Credits

Michael Powell
(written by) and
Emeric Pressburger
(written by)

Cast

David Niven
Peter Carter
Kim Hunter
June
Robert Coote
Bob Trubshaw
Kathleen Byron
An Angel
Richard Attenborough
An English Pilot
Bonar Colleano
An American Pilot
Joan Maude
Chief Recorder
Marius Goring
Conductor 71
Roger Livesey
Dr. Frank Reeves
Robert Atkins
The Vicar
Bob Roberts
Dr. Gaertler
Edwin Max
Dr. McEwen
Betty Potter
Mrs. Tucker
Abraham Sofaer
The Judge
Raymond Massey
Abraham Farlan
Robert Arden
GI Playing Snout
Robert Beatty
US Crewman
Eric Cawthorne
Goatherd
Tommy Duggan
Patrick Aloyusius Mahoney
Leslie Dwyer
ARP Warden
Erik
Spaniel
John Huntley
Extra in Celestial Courtroom
Charles Lattimer
RAF Pilot
John Longden
Narrator of Introduction
Howard Marshall
Cricket Commentator on Radio
Lois Maxwell
Actress
Richard Neilson
Minor Role
Wally Patch
Civil Defence, Stretcher Party
Laurence Payne
Prosecuting Council
Robert Rietty
Man on Stairway
Frank Schock
Man in Court
Roger Snowdon
James Monahan
Spangle
Spaniel
Emile Stemmler
British Serviceman
Wendy Thompson
Nurse
Frederick Valk
RAF Chaplain
Geoff van Rijssel
Extra in Celestial Courtroom
Joan Verney
Girl

Produced by

George R. Busby
assistant producer (as George Busby)
Michael Powell
producer
Emeric Pressburger
producer

Music by

Allan Gray

Cinematography by

Jack Cardiff
(photographed by)

Editing by

Reginald Mills

Casting By

Pat MacDonnell
(uncredited)
Adele Raymond
(uncredited)

Production Design by

Alfred Junge

Costume Design by

Hein Heckroth
(costumes)
Joseph Bato
(uncredited)

Makeup Department

George Blackler
makeup artist
Ida Mills
hair stylist

Production Management

Robert C. Foord
unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Parry Jones Jr.
assistant director
Paul Kelly
second assistant director (uncredited)
Laurie Knight
third assistant director (uncredited)
Pat Marsden
third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Arthur Lawson
assistant art director
Joseph Bato
assistant painter (uncredited)
William Hutchinson
draughtsman (uncredited)
Bruno Jaddatz
poster artist : Germany (uncredited)
William Kellner
draughtsman (uncredited)
Terence Morgan II
assistant property maker (uncredited)
Don Picton
draughtsman (uncredited)
Roger Ramsdell
assistant art director (uncredited)

Sound Department

C.C. Stevens
sound recorder
Michael Colomb
assistant boom operator (uncredited)
Peter Davies
dubbing sound camera (uncredited)
Roy Day
sound maintenance (uncredited)
John Dennis
pre-dubbing (uncredited)
Desmond Dew
dubbing crew (uncredited)
David Hildyard
boom operator (uncredited)
Harold Rowland
sound camera operator (uncredited)
G. Saunders
assistant boom operator (uncredited)
Alan Whatley
dubbing crew (uncredited)

Special Effects by

W. Percy Day
additional effects (as Percy Day)
Henry Harris
special effects
Douglas Woolsey
special effects
William C. Andrews
special effects (uncredited)
George Blackwell
additional effects (uncredited)
Stanley Grant
additional effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Peter Ellenshaw
assistant matte artist (uncredited)
Stanley Grant
special photographic effects (uncredited)
Jack Whitehead
back projection (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Geoffrey Unsworth
camera operator
Bill Wall
chief electrician (as William Wall)
Dick Allport
clapper loader (uncredited)
Eric Besche
focus puller (uncredited)
Jim Body
focus puller (uncredited)
Christopher Challis
second assistant camera (uncredited)
Fred Daniels
still photographer: portraits (uncredited)
Eric Gray
still photographer (uncredited)
George Minassian
assistant camera (uncredited)
Johnnie von Klotze
assistant camera (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Joan Bridge
associate color control
Natalie Kalmus
color controller
David Powell
assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department

Walter Goehr
conductor
Lambert Williamson
assistant conductor (as W.L. Williamson)

Script and Continuity Department

Ainslie L'evine
assistant continuity (uncredited)
Bunny Parsons
continuity (uncredited)
Maggie Unsworth
continuity (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Michael C. Chorlton
motor-bike shots (as Michael Chorlton)
J. Arthur Rank
presenter (as J.Arthur Rank)
John Seabourne Jr.
liaison editor
Alan Brook
advisor: table tennis (uncredited) / trainer: table tennis (uncredited)
Andrew Donally
support team (uncredited)
Bernard Kaplan
technical advisor: operating theatre (uncredited)
Vivienne Knight
publicist (uncredited)
Bill Paton
assistant: Mr Powell (uncredited)
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