The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

film by Powell and Pressburger [1943]
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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, British romantic drama, released in 1943, that is famous for its lush Technicolor cinematography. It was the first film produced by director Michael Powell and screenwriter Emeric Pressburger after they formed the partnership known as the Archers. The story takes place during three different years in the life of British military officer Clive Candy (played by Roger Livesey). In 1902 in Berlin, Candy impulsively helps Edith Hunter (Deborah Kerr) combat anti-British propaganda and ends up dueling German officer Theo Kretschmar-Schuldorff (Anton Walbrook). Candy and Theo become friends when they recover in the same ...(100 of 324 words)