The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp. 1943. Written and directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp. 1943. UK. Directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. Courtesy Park Circus/ITV

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp. 1943. UK. Written and directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. With Roger Livesey, Deborah Kerr, Anton Walbrook. Restoration by Academy Film Archive in association with the BFI National Archive, The Film Foundation and ITV Studios Global Entertainment Ltd. Restoration funding provided by The Material World Foundation, the Louis B. Mayer Foundation, Cinema per Roma Foundation, and The Film Foundation. DCP courtesy Park Circus. 163 min.

Though there are no rules in love and war, General Clive Candy refuses to surrender his humanity during his military service. Kerr turned 21 during the making of this film, but despite her youth directors Powell and Pressburger believed she could handle playing three different characters not thanks to makeup and wardrobe, but because of her innate maturity. Due to a disagreement between the filmmakers and the British government concerning the temperate portrayal of German soldiers, the film was nearly banned in the UK and not released in the US until 1945.

This film accompanies Cinema Unbound: The Creative Worlds of Powell and Pressburger.

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