Classic Films

by the British/Hungarian team of Sir Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger (The Archers) & retitled Stairway to Heaven in the US, was a huge TV favorite of mine as a kid & remains so in my dotage (some say doltage).

Right after WWII, when Anglo-American relations were still strained due to the "friendly" Yankee invasion & occupation of the UK, the British government asked Powell & Pressburger to try to mend fences. This movie reflected their effort.

As the family TV was B&W back then, it was as an adult that I discovered that only the scenes in Heaven were filmed in black & white while the rest of the movie was in color.

The Archers wrote, produced & directed many great films including The Life & Death of Colonel Blimp; I Know Where I'm Going; & imo the all-time classic The Red Shoes, truly a masterpiece.

(Edited to insert "friendly" in 2nd graph)