Optimism and Sheer Will

Name: Optimism and Sheer Will
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2012-11-05
Duration: 29 min
Cast: Thelma Schoonmaker, Michael Henry Wilson

2012 · 29m

Documentary

An interview with Thelma Schoonmaker Powell about Powell and Pressburger's 1943 film THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP.

Cast

Thelma Schoonmaker
Self
Michael Henry Wilson
Self

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Production

Allerton Films Carlotta Films

Directed by

Michael Henry Wilson

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Released: November 5, 2012

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