The films of Michael Powell. Disc 1, A matter of life and death / [presented by] Columbia Pictures ; written, produced and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.
2009
DVD 225 (Mapit)
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Uniform Title
Matter of life and death (Motion picture : 1946)
Title
The films of Michael Powell. Disc 1, A matter of life and death / [presented by] Columbia Pictures ; written, produced and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.
Added Author
Added Corporate Author
Variant Title
Matter of life and death also known as: Stairway to Heaven.
Imprint
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2009]
Description
1 videodisc (approximately 104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Series
Collector's choice.
Summary
"David Niven's Second World War pilot literally cheats death, and as a result a grand heavenly trial is organised to decide upon his fate in Powell and Pressburger's bewitching classic, a beautifully acted and visually ravishing fantasy that only gets better with age." -- Iain Stott.
Note
Title from set container and disc label.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1946.
"A matter of life and death, originally released in an edited version in the U.S. as Stairway to Heaven, is here presented for the first time, complete and restored."
Special features: Director Martin Scorsese on A matter of life and death; commentary by historian Ian Christie.
Introduced by Martin Scorsese.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1946.
"A matter of life and death, originally released in an edited version in the U.S. as Stairway to Heaven, is here presented for the first time, complete and restored."
Special features: Director Martin Scorsese on A matter of life and death; commentary by historian Ian Christie.
Introduced by Martin Scorsese.
Language Note
English dialogue, English or French subtitles; closed-captioned.
System Details Note
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1); Dolby Digital, NTSC.
Location
LOA
Alternate Title
The law in movies DVD collection.
Call Number
DVD 225
Language
English
Performer
David Niven, Kim Hunter, Marius Goring, Roger Livesey, Raymond Massey.
Cast
David Niven, Kim Hunter, Marius Goring, Roger Livesey, Raymond Massey.
Audience
MPAA rating: PG; for thematic elements.
ISBN
143591578X set
9781435915787 set
9781435915787 set
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Usage Statement
These DVD discs are copy protected.