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Feb 24, 2021Ron@Ottawa rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This film is 2hrs and 45mins long. But the DVD image quality is very good and Technicolor looks decent even by today's standard. The story was told by a jump back in time of 40 years. Colonel Candy was portrayed to exhibit all the good quality of an English gentleman: a belief in fair fights; an honorable and yet selfless love for his woman, humour, and valuing friendship. There is also a subplot in which enemies became friends, then enemies again, and then back to friends. Michael Powell's favourite actress, Deborah Kerr, played three different roles in this film, which I think helped to consolidate Powell's position as one of the best British directors of his time. Worth my 3 hours of time investment for sure.