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Optimism and Sheer Will (2012) | Slate

Optimism and Sheer Will

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Optimism and Sheer Will

Optimisme et Volonté

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

Released: 2012
Runtime: 29m
Genres: Documentary
Country: France
Language: English

Direction and writing

Michael Henry WilsonDirector

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Thelma SchoonmakerSelf
Michael Henry WilsonSelf

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