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The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp

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Director: Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
Dvd Release: 13th May, 2002
Number Of Discs: 1
Format: PAL, Special Edition, Region 2 Encoding

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The Life & Death of Colonel Blimp is a film by the British -based director-writer team of Powell & Pressburger. The main character is named after the satirical Colonel Blimp comic strip by David Low. The film begins with a British Home Guard exercise during the Second World War, where Major General Clive Wynne-Candy is outwitted by juniors unconcerned about breaking the rules. First countering propaganda in Berlin after serving in the Boer War, then as a Brigadier in the First World War & finally as a Major General at the start of the Second. The progressively ageing Candy is played by Roger Livesey, turning from a gentlemanly young officer into a reactionary old Colonel Blimp, angry & confused by modern warfare. Deborah Kerr plays three roles, first as his lost love, then his wife & then his driver & Anton Walbrook is his close friend & occasional enemy, the German officer Theo Kretschmar-Schuldorff. the British code of fair play was meaningless when fighting the Nazis. The film was shot in four months at Denham Studios & on location in & around London.

Biography: Emeric Pressburger

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Emeric Pressburger was a Hungarian -born English screenwriter, director & producer most famous for his collaborations with Michael Powell under the banner of The Archers. He was also closely associated with both J Arthur Rank & in the early years with Lady Yule. Posters Of The Red Shoes

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Biography: Michael Powell

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There have been several well-known people named Michael Powell, including: Michael Latham Powell, a British film director. Michael K. Powell, current chair of the Federal Communications Commission. Michael Powell, owner of a well-known bookstore. Michael Powell, a professional lacrosse player. Posters Of Peeping Tom

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