The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
1943 · Movie · NR · 163 min · ★ 7.5
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.
Also known as The Adventures of Colonel Blimp
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Details
- Years
- 1943
- Release date
- 1943-07-26
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 163 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (270 votes)
Themes
- berlin, germany
- army
- world war i
- world war ii
- british army
- british empire
- satire
- soldier
- prison camp
- london blitz
- boer war
- home guard
Awards & recognition
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Cast & crew
Roger Livesey
as Major General Clive Wynne-Candy
Deborah Kerr
as Edith Hunter / Barbara Wynne / Angela "Johnny" Cannon
Anton Walbrook
as Theo Kretschmar-Schuldorff
Roland Culver
as Col. Betteridge
James McKechnie
as Spud Wilson
Arthur Wontner
as Embassy Counsellor
David Hutcheson
as Hoppy
Ursula Jeans
as Frau von Kalteneck
John Laurie
as Murdoch
Harry Welchman
as Major Davies
Directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger