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Neither Heaven nor Earth could keep them apart!

Overview

When a young RAF pilot miraculously survives bailing out of his aeroplane without a parachute, he falls in love with an American radio operator. But the officials in the other world realise their mistake and dispatch an angel to collect him.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    David Niven

    Peter Carter

  2. Cast 1

    Kim Hunter

    June

  3. Cast 1

    Roger Livesey

    Doctor Reeves

  4. Cast 1

    Marius Goring

    Conductor 71

  5. Cast 1

    Robert Coote

    Bob Trubshawe

  6. Cast 1

    Kathleen Byron

    An Angel

  7. Cast 1

    Richard Attenborough

    An English Pilot

  8. Cast 1

    Bonar Colleano

    An American Pilot

  9. Cast 1

    Joan Maude

    Chief Recorder

Jack Cardiff shows off the cinematographers art to beautiful effect in this Powell and Pressberger tale of a WWII pilot (David Niven) who cheats death, falls in love (with Kim Hunter) and then argues before a heavenly court why he should not have to die (yet) after all. The story is tinged with humour and pathos and poses some fairly basic "human rights" questions. Marius Goring - "Conductor 71" is slightly menacing and totally charming as he tries to persuade Niven to volunteer for his fate - a thankless task in itself. Roger Livesey is superb arguing for Niven with an equally impressive - if...

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Original LanguageEnglish 

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