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Kasper Løvborg
rated 9

My favorite from Powell & Pressburger. Livesey and Walbrook turn in superb performances and the makeup used to age them is great. We see the most important parts of their lives, and the changes of the times they've lived in, and thus get ...

3 years ago
Critic Alan Morrison
rated 10

...cinematic storytelling on the broadest canvas.

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Cast & Crew

Michael Powell
Director
Felix Aylmer
As The Bishop
John Laurie
As Murdoch
Roland Culver
As Col. Betteridge

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Meet General Clive Wynne-Candy, a veteran British officer who's fought in two world wars and still holds onto his outdated views of honor and chivalry. As he prepares to lead his Home Guard unit in 1943, he reflects on his life's journey, from his dashing days as a young officer in the Boer War to his bittersweet romance with a German officer's fiancée. Through it all, Candy struggles to reconcile his sense of duty with the harsh realities of war. Will he learn to adapt and embrace change, or will he remain stuck in the past? Powell & Pressburger's haunting drama explores the complexities of war and human relationships in a way that will leave you pondering long after the credits roll.

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