A Matter of Life and Death

1946 · 104 MIN · IMDB 8.0 · 26,443 VOTES · DIR. Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell

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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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,397 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:27 This is the universe.
00:06:49 "Station - Warrenden. Bomber Group - A, G."
00:09:52 Or where it could if we listened to Plato, Aristotle and Jesus.
00:15:22 .. and we don't call smoke... holy.
00:22:16 I understand.
00:26:55 How do you know?
00:29:44 Yes.
00:33:16 Old Mary looking quite skittish.
00:37:18 Thorny hedgehogs, be not seen;
00:40:35 - You know a good deal. - Like to know more.
00:43:26 - He picks his own time and stops it. - Peter's appealed against his call-up.
00:46:51 To a neurologist, it points directly to the sense of smell or taste.
00:51:00 - Never heard of him. - No?
00:53:48 Good. Drink that up.
00:57:29 He was 81 when he died. He might be too old to think love important.
01:01:03 Why isn't the ambulance here? It was due half an hour ago.
01:04:48 (ambulance bell)
01:10:58 - He has no choice. - What are we talking about, then?
01:17:18 .. he had accumulated new responsibilities...
01:20:24 I prefer to answer, Your Honour.
01:24:27 - I am. - Your Honour, I protest.
01:27:55 .. for I am pleading for the rights of the individual against the system.
01:32:57 Never mind the exact question.
01:35:48 In the whole universe nothing is stronger than the law.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,397
Dialogue density13.4 lines / min
First line00:02:27
Final line01:35:48

Production Record

DirectorEmeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes26,443