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LMPPA Certifcate Number: 3762
Length of film: 163 Minutes (Rank Films Edit: 140 minutes) (U.S. Edit: 120 minutes)
Rated: Not Rated
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Starring: Roger Livesey, Deborah Kerr, Anton Walbrook, James McKechnie, Neville Mapp
IMDB Rank: 8.0/10
Part 1 Time: 96 Minutes (Rank Films Edit: N/A minutes) (U.S. Edit: 60 minutes)
Part 2 Time: 67 Minutes (Rank Films Edit: N/A minutes) (U.S. Edit: 60 minutes)
Where does the first part end?
Theatrical: Clive Candy (Roger Livesey) and Murdoch (John Laurie) sit on a jeep by the trenches, awaiting for the armistice to end World War I.
U.S. Edit: General Candy wants to know the name of one of the Yorkshire nurses, but is unable to identify her as the nurses leave.
Final line of dialogue on the first part:
Theatrical: “Murdoch, sir,” Murdoch replies, birds tweet in the background.
U.S. Edit: “Goodnight, General,” nurse responds to Clive Candy.
First line of dialogue on the second part:
Theatrical/U.S. Edit: No dialogue, a newspaper is shown then a woman running a loom with a musical score playing.
How jarring is it when the first part ends? Minimal, regardless of the version both intermission points happen at the conclusion of World War I, where general Clive Candy has successfully led the British to victory over the Germans.
Which part is better? The film centers on the fictitious military career of Clive Candy. Part two is given the advantage as Clive Candy (now a general) begins to reflect on past life events. Through his friendships and morals, Clive Candy begins to question the ethics of warfare (fighting with honour vs. fighting to win) and what it means to pay it forward to younger service men/women.
Academy Awards: None
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