A matter of life and death /
After miraculously surviving a jump from his burning plane, RAF pilot Peter Carter encounters the American radio operator to whom he has just delivered his dying wishes and, face-to-face on a tranquil English beach, the pair fall in love. When a messenger from the afterlife arrives to correct the cl...
| Uniform Title: | Matter of life and death (Motion picture : 1946) |
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| Other Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
| Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
| Published: |
[New York, New York] :
The Criterion Collection,
[2018]
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| Edition: | Blu-ray special edition. |
| Series: | Criterion collection ;
939. |
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| Summary: | After miraculously surviving a jump from his burning plane, RAF pilot Peter Carter encounters the American radio operator to whom he has just delivered his dying wishes and, face-to-face on a tranquil English beach, the pair fall in love. When a messenger from the afterlife arrives to correct the clerical error that spared his life, Peter must mount a fierce defense for his right to stay on earth. |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1946. Full screen (1.37:1). Special features: interview from 2008 with filmmaker Martin Scorsese; audio commentary from 2009 featuring film scholar Ian Christie; new interview with editor Thelma Schoonmaker, director Michael Powell's widow; new short documentary on the film's special effects featuring film historian Craig Barron and visual effects artist Harrison Ellenshaw; The colour merchant, a 1998 short film featuring cinematographer Jack Cardiff; The South Bank show: "Michael Powell," a 1986 television program featuring Powell; restoration demonstration; an essay by critic Stephanie Zacharek. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color, black and white; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (12 unnumbered pages ; illustrations ; folded to 17 x 12 cm) |
| Format: | Blu-ray, region A, fullscreen (1.37:1) presentation; LPCM monaural; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: PG. |
| Production Credits: | Cinematographer, Jack Cardiff ; music, Allan Gray ; editor, Reginald Mills. |
| ISBN: | 9781681434834 1681434830 |