The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
Directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger · Cinematography by Georges Périnal
Approved163 min65 frames
WarDramaRomanceComedy
An unforgettable story of forty gallant years.
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What is The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp about?
General Candy, who's overseeing an English squad in 1943, is a veteran leader who doesn't have the respect of the men he's training and is considered out-of-touch with what's needed to win the war. But it wasn't always this way. Flashing back to his early career in the Boer War and World War I, we see a dashing young officer whose life has been shaped by three different women, and by a lasting friendship with a German soldier.
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp is a 1943 British romantic-war film written, produced and directed by the British film-making team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. It stars Roger Livesey, Deborah Kerr and Anton Walbrook. The title derives from the satirical Colonel Blimp comic strip by David Low, but the story is original. Although the film is strongly pro-British, it is a satire on the British Army, especially its leadership. It suggests that Britain faced the option of following traditional notions of honourable warfare or "fighting dirty" against such an evil enemy as Nazi Germany.
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Sampled across 65 frames, the coverage of The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp leans on medium shots (34% of the sample) and wide compositions (29%). Cinematographer Georges Périnal keeps 43% of it in soft, naturalistic light. The production design places the film in the 1940s.
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