Review of The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) by Christopher N — 30 Apr 2013
It sounds like a film that'd never be 'out-of-stock' - a 2h 43min ,1943 British film. It sounds boring. But curiosity stirs when you read that Winston Churchill and the Ministry of Information tried to ban it. And it only takes few minutes to relax and start thinking this may not be so bad after all.
Powell and Pressburger were one of the greatest creative teams cinema ever had. The script is wonderful, with spiky, cynic dialogue, beautiful camera work by the great George Perinal (Black Narcissus) and top performances by Anton Walbrook and Deborah Kerr (I didn't much like lead actor Roger Livesey, except in the third part).
So it shows its age, but only just. This is grand filmaking that can rival Hollywood's biggest studios and it is impeccably written.
This review of The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) was written by Christopher N on 30 Apr 2013.
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp has generally received very positive reviews.
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