A Matter of Life and Death [Stairway to Heaven]

N.p. N.p., Circa 1946. Three borderless photographs from the 1946 British film, including two publicity photographs, and one reference photograph showing David Niven, Kim Hunter, and others on the "celestial escalator." Both publicity photographs with printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso.

The escalator to heaven was nicknamed "Operation Ethel" by the firm of engineers who created it for the film. The special effect had 106 steps, each 20 feet wide, and was driven by a twelve-horsepower engine.

Shot on location in Devon and Surrey, England.

9 x 7 inches. Near Fine.

Criterion Collection 939. McPadden, Heavy Metal Movies. Rosenbaum 1000.

[Book #156734]