Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp, The (Special Edition) (UK)
An unforgettable story of forty gallant years
Certificate: U
Running Time: 150 mins
Retail Price: £15.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
In the Powell and Pressburger classic The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp, Roger Livesey brilliantly portrays British officer Clive Candy, through the trials and tribulations of three wars, three loves and a lifelong friendship across enemy lines. During the Boer War, Candy is sent to Berlin to trap a German spy. There he befriends a German Officer, Theo (Anton Walbrook), who marries the girl (Deborah Kerr) Candy is in love with. During the First World War, Candy marries a girl who resembles his lost love and helps Theo - now a POW - to be repatriated. Candy comes back in the Second World War as a Brigadier General and once again encounters Theo. On joining a Home Guard exercise, Candy is captured, however, and the two are forced to either aid or betray each other...
This special edition also features the 25-minute documentary A Profile of The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, which includes interviews with Oscar-winning cinematographer Jack Cardiff, Powell and Pressburger biographer Ian Christie and fan of the film Stephen Fry.
Special Features:
Biographies
Stills gallery
Video Tracks:
Standard 1.33:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital Mono English
Directed By:
Emeric Pressburger
Michael Powell
Written By:
Emeric Pressburger
Michael Powell
Starring:
Spencer Trevor
David Hutcheson
Roger Livesey
Vincent Holman
Neville Mapp
James McKechnie
Soundtrack By:
Ambroise Thomas
Jacques Offenbach
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Allan Gray
Director of Photography:
Georges Périnal
Editor:
John Seabourne Sr.
Costume Designer:
Matilda Etches
Joseph Bato
Production Designer:
Alfred Junge
Producer:
Richard Vernon
Emeric Pressburger
Michael Powell
Distributor:
Carlton
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