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by Jason Di Rosso, Clare Stewart

Today Sydney Film Festival artistic director Clare Stewart on a wartime classic from Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger -- The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp. Made in 1943, it provoked the ire of Winston Churchill because of its whimsical, warm portrayal of a longstanding friendship between two soldiers, stretching from the Boer war to World War Two, one British (Clive Candy, played by Roger Livesey); the other German (Theo, played by Anton Wallbrook). It also stars Deborah Kerr in three different roles, representing Candy's ideal woman for each season of his life, and the film screens as part of a Deborah Kerr retrospective at this year's festival.

Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Cast: Roger Livesey, Deborah Kerr, Anton Walbrook, John Laurie
Producer: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Script: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Cinematographer: Georges Périnal
Editor: John Seabourne Sr.
Running time: 163
Australian distributor: Rank
Language: English
Classification: G

Further Information

From Kerr to Eternity - Deborah Kerr retrospective at the Sydney Film Festival

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp: watch the Flash video version of this Trash & Treasure

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