(aka "Pursuit of the Graf Spee" )
UK 1956
Michael Powell's 1956 war movie, originally called The Battle of the River Plate in the UK, is mainly distinguished by its lack of action: a crippled German battleship has to put in at a neutral port in South America, while the local British authorities use fair means and foul to keep her pinned down. Though it's mostly a waiting game, the film is tense and involving, thanks to Powell's fluid shifting of the point of view--you root for the Germans as much as for the Allies. It isn't one of Powell's best films, though as an inactive actioner, it's typical of his contrary-minded approach to moviemaking--he sets himself impossible problems and then solves them, brilliantly.
Capsule taken from the Chicago-Reader website located HERE
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Theatrical Release: 30 November 1956 - UK
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DVD Review: Carlton (Re-release) - Region 2 - PAL
Big thanks to Ole Kofoed for the Review!
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| Runtime | 1:54:08 (4% PAL speedup) | |
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Release Information: Studio: Carlton Aspect Ratio:
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| Comments | Colors look quite good on this edition, although a shade faded. Almost totally free of print damages, and it looked fabulous on a normal tube TV, but when blown up on a large screen there is some "noise" (not digital) in the picture. But for a film from 1956 it's a good release. Then there is the aspect ratio - IMdb list several different - not 1.66:1 - and says intended is 1.85:1 . I must say I found the framing perfect, don't think there is anything missing from the sides and it would be a pity if there was removed information in top/bottom to get it 1.85. This release also has very good original audio, removable English subtitles but no extras to speak of. |
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Associated Reading (CLICK COVERS or TITLES for more information)
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A Life in Movies: An Autobiography by Michael Powell |
Michael Powell: Interviews (Conversations With
Filmmakers Series) by David Lazar |
Arrows of Desire: The Films of Michael Powell and
Emeric Pressburger by Ian Christie |
The Films of Michael Powell and the Archers by Scott Salwolke |
The Red Shoes: The Classic Story by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger |
Black Narcissus by Rumer Godden |
Powell and Pressburger: A Cinema of Magic Spaces
(Cinema & Society S.) Andrew Moor |
Gone to Earth (Virago Modern Classics)
Mary Webb, Erika Duncan |
I Know Where I'm Going! (BFI Film Classics S.)
Pam Cook |
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