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ITV Global Entertainment
Featuring: Anton Walbrook, Deborah Kerr, Roger Livesey, Roland Culver, Harry Welchman, Arthur Wontner, Albert Lieven, John Laurie, Ursula Jeans, James McKechnie
Considered by many to be the finest British film ever made, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, is a stirring masterpiece like no other. Roger Livesey dynamically embodies outmoded English militarism as the indelible General Clive Candy, who barely survives four decades of tumultuous British history, 1902 to 1942, only to see the world change irrevocably before his eyes. Anton Walbrook and Deborah Kerr provide unforgettable support, he as a German enemy turned lifelong friend of Candy’s and she as young women of three consecutive generations—a socially committed governess, a sweet-souled war nurse, and a modern-thinking army driver—who inspire him. Colonel Blimp is both moving and slyly satirical, an incomparable film about war, love, aging, and obsolescence, shot in gorgeous Technicolor.
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Format:
Blu-ray
Disc:
BD-50 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
A (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37:1
Audio Options:
English PCM Mono 1.0
Resolution:
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Audio Commentary, Introduction, Documentary, Restoration Demonstration, Interview, Gallery, Booklet
- Audio commentary featuring director Michael Powell and filmmaker Martin Scorsese
- New video introduction by Martin Scorsese
- A Profile of "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp," a twenty-four-minute documentary
- Restoration demonstration, hosted by Martin Scorsese
- Optimism and Sheer Will, a 2012 interview with editor Thelma Schonmaker Powell, Michael Powell
- Gallery featuring rare behind-the-scenes production stills
- Gallery tracing the history of David Low's original Colonel Blimp cartoons
- A booklet featuring a new essay by critic Molly Haskell
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Release Credits
Producer: Karen Stetler
Artwork: Fred Davis
Release Notes on Restoration
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.37:1. On widescreen televisions black bars will appear on the left and right of the image to maintain the proper screen format. The digital master presented here was made from the Film Foundation's 2012 restoration. For the restoration, the original 35mm three-strip Technicolor negatives were scanned at 4K resolution on an Imagica wetgate scanner at Point360 in Los Angeles.
The soundtrack was digitally restored from the original monaural optical soundtrack by Audio Mechanics in Burbank, California.
The soundtrack was digitally restored from the original monaural optical soundtrack by Audio Mechanics in Burbank, California.