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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
“An unforgettable story of forty gallant years.”
7.4 / 10• 1943• 2h 43m•NR• English
WarDramaRomanceComedy
Storyline
General Candy, who's overseeing an English squad in 1943, is a veteran leader who doesn't have the respect of the men he's training and is considered out-of-touch with what's needed to win the war. But it wasn't always this way. Flashing back to his early career in the Boer War and World War I, we see a dashing young officer whose life has been shaped by three different women, and by a lasting friendship with a German soldier.
Cast & Crew
Roger Livesey
Major General Clive Wynne-Candy
Lead
Deborah Kerr
Edith Hunter / Barbara Wynne / Angela "Johnny" Cannon
Anton Walbrook
Theo Kretschmar-Schuldorff
Roland Culver
Col. Betteridge
James McKechnie
Spud Wilson
Arthur Wontner
Embassy Counsellor
David Hutcheson
Hoppy
Ursula Jeans
Frau von Kalteneck
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Emeric Pressburger's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
