Stairway to Heaven (aka A Matter of Life and Death) (1946) (DVD)

Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's classic fantasy/romance stars David Niven as a WWII British pilot who miraculously survives a crash and goes on to fall for American WAC Kim Hunter. When a brain injury suffered in the accident leaves Niven near death, his spirit is summoned before a heavenly court where he pleads to be allowed to return to Earth. With Roger Livesey, Raymond Massey. 100 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.

Starring: David Niven, Kim Hunter, Robert Coote, Kathleen Byron, Richard Attenborough, Bonar Colleano, Joan Maude, Marius Goring, Roger Livesey, Edwin Max, Abraham Sofaer, Raymond Massey