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This film was last shown on 31 December 2018

Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s 1946 fantasy-romance. A WW II pilot (David Niven) thinks his time is up when his aircraft is badly damaged during a mission. When he survives, he is brought before a celestial court and put on trial to determine whether or not he should have joined them in the afterlife.

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Director
Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
Country
UK
Year
1964
Duration
104 mins
Cast
David Niven, Kim Hunter, Roger Livesey

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