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Life and death of Colonel Blimp (Motion picture)

The life and death of Colonel Blimp / J. Arthur Rank presents ; a production of the Archers ; written, produced and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.

Two-DVD special ed.

[New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2013]

©2013

2 videodiscs (163 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

digital optical

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It is considered by many to be the finest British film ever made. A stirring masterpiece like no other. The indelible General Clive Candy barely survives four decades of tumultuous British history (1902 to 1942), only to see the world change irrevocably before his eyes. Blimp is both moving and slyly satirical, an incomparable film about war, love, and aging.

Rating: Not rated.

The Criterion collection ; 173

Criterion collection ; 173.

Great Britain. Army -- Drama.

Blimp, Colonel (Fictitious character) -- Drama.

Soldiers -- England -- Drama.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain -- Drama.

World War, 1914-1918 -- Great Britain -- Drama.

South African War, 1899-1902 -- Drama.

War films.

Comedy films.

Feature films.

Fiction films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Powell, Michael, 1905-1990, screenwriter, film producer, film director.

Pressburger, Emeric, 1902-1988, screenwriter, film producer, film director.

Rank, J. Arthur, 1888-1972, film producer, presenter.

Walbrook, Anton, 1896-1967, actor.

Kerr, Deborah, 1921-2007, actor.

Livesey, Roger, 1906-1976, actor.

Culver, Roland, 1900-1984, actor.

Welchman, Harry, 1886-1966, actor.

Wontner, Arthur, 1875-1960, actor.

Lieven, Albert, 1906-1971, actor.

Laurie, John, 1897-1980, actor.

Jeans, Ursula, 1906-1973, actor.

McKechnie, James, 1911-1964, actor.

Tate, Reginald, 1896-1955, actor.

Hutcheson, David, 1905-1976, actor.

Matthews, A. E. (Alfred Edward), 1869-1960, actor.

Périnal, Georges, 1897-1965, director of photography.

Seabourne, John, editor of moving image work.

Gray, Allan, 1902-1973, composer (expression)

Bato, Joseph, 1888-1966, costume designer.

Junge, Alfred, production designer.

Low, David, 1891-1963.

Scorsese, Martin, commentator.

Schoonmaker, Thelma, interviewee.

Haskell, Molly.

Janus Films.

ITV Studios.

Archers (Firm), production company.

Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.

Wide screen (1.37:1).

Originally released as a motion picture in 1943.

Based on the character created by David Low.

"Janus Films ; ITV Studios Global Entertainment"--Container.

Special features: Disc 1: Audio commentary featuring director Michael Powell and filmmaker Martin Scorsese. Disc 2: Video introduction by Scorsese; A profile of "The life and death of Colonel Blimp" (documentary from 2000); Restoration demonstration; Optimism and sheer will (a 2012 interview with editor Thelma Schoonmaker Powell); Stills gallery (featuring rare behind-the-scenes production stills); David Low's Colonel Blimp (gallery tracing the history David Low's original Colonel Blimp cartoons). Booklet featuring an essay by critic Molly Haskell.

Photographed by Georges Perinal ; edited by John Seabourne ; music composed and arranged by Allan Gray ; costumes designed by Joseph Bato ; production designed by Alfred Junge.

Anton Walbrook, Deborah Kerr, Roger Livesey, Roland Culver, Harry Welchman, Arthur Wontner, Albert Lieven, John Laurie, Ursula Jeans, James McKechnie, Reginald Tate, David Hutcheson, A.E. Matthews.

DVD, NTSC region 1; widescreen (1.37:1) presentation; PCM mono.

English dialogue; optional English SDH subtitles.

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