The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

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Call Number: DVD War Life
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Westgate Branch

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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1943.
RSDL dual-layer edition; 1.33:1 aspect ratio.
Special features: New high-definition transfer of the original full-length version of the film, restored by the British Film Institute; audio commentary featuring director Michael Powell with Martin Scorsese; a 24-minute video documentary, 'A profile of the life and death of Colonel Blimp'; selection of Sir David Low's Colonel Blimp cartoons; behind-the-scenes and production stills from the collection of Michael Powell.
Roger Livesey, Deborah Kerr, Anton Walbrook, Roland Culver, Harry Welchman, Arthur Wontner, Albert Lieven.
Based on cartoonist David Low's parody of the old-fashioned British professional soldier, set in his ways and unable to adapt to the brutality of modern war. This story follows the career of Clive Candy, at first an idealistic, young Boer War hero, then a brigadier general, serving honorably in World War I. Finally, by World War II, he has become a bald, overweight, querulous old man, angry that his age and military experience are held in contempt, and bewildered that his lifelong code of gentlemanly conduct has become an anachronism in a world threatened by a monster like Hitler.
DVD ; Dolby digital mono, Full screen.

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