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Michael Powell Double Feature: Stairway to Heaven and Age of Consent (1969)
Starring: David Niven , Helen Mirren
Directed by: Michael Powell , Emeric Pressburger
Produced by: Michael Powell , Emeric Pressburger
Written by: Michael Powell , Norman Lindsay
Eagerly awaited, now gloriously restored and available for the first time on DVD, two treasures from legendary directors Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger!
Item Number: 15194
- Format:
- DVD Fullscreen
- Region:
- 1 - More Details
- Run time:
- About 3 1/2 Hours
- Number of Discs:
- 2
Eagerly awaited, now gloriously restored and available for the first time on DVD, two treasures from legendary directors Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger! In Stairway to Heaven (UK title: A Matter of Life and Death), British RAF pilot (David Niven) survives the crash that was supposed to kill him, and pleads in Heaven's court for his return to Earth and the woman he just met and loves (Kim Hunter). In Age of Consent, a frustrated artist (James Mason) seeks inspiration in Australia, and finds it in a young nude model (Dame Helen Mirren). 3 ½ hours on 2 DVDs.
Stairway to Heaven
| Peter Carter | --- | David Niven |
| June | --- | Kim Hunter |
| Bob Trubshawe | --- | Robert Coote |
| An Angel | --- | Kathleen Byron |
| An English Pilot | --- | Richard Attenborough |
| An American Pilot | --- | Bonar Colleano |
| Chief Recorder | --- | Joan Maude |
| Conductor 71 | --- | Marius Goring |
| Doctor Frank Reeves | --- | Roger Livesey |
| The Vicar | --- | Robert Atkins |
| Dr. Gaertler | --- | Bob Roberts |
| Dr. McEwen | --- | Edwin Max |
| Mrs. Tucker | --- | Betty Potter |
| The Judge / The Surgeon | --- | Abraham Sofaer |
| Abraham Farlan | --- | Raymond Massey |
Written by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Produced by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Original Music by Allan Gray
Cinematography by Jack Cardiff
Film Editing by Reginald Mills
Costume Design by Joseph Bato, Hein Heckroth
Age of Consent
| Bradley Morahan | --- | James Mason |
| Cora Ryan | --- | Helen Mirren |
| Nat Kelly | --- | Jack MacGowran |
| Ma Ryan | --- | Neva Carr-Glynn |
| Isabel Marley | --- | Andonia Katsaros |
| Hendricks | --- | Michael Boddy |
| Ted Farrell | --- | Harold Hopkins |
| Cooley | --- | Slim DeGrey |
| TV Interviewer | --- | Max Meldrum |
| Godfrey, the Art Dealer | --- | Frank Thring |
| Meg | --- | Clarissa Kaye-Mason |
| Grace | --- | Judith McGrath |
| Edna | --- | Lenore Caton |
| Susie | --- | Diane Strachan |
| Ivy | --- | Roberta Grant |
| Godfrey - Dog | --- | Lonsdale |
| Jasper the dog | --- | Prince Nial |
Written by Norman Lindsay, Peter Yeldham
Directed by Michael Powell
Produced by James Mason, Michael Powell
Original Music by Peter Sculthorpe
Cinematography by Hannes Staudinger
Film Editing by Anthony Buckley
