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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)

Overview

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.
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Michael Powell profile
Michael Powell

Director

Emeric Pressburger profile
Emeric Pressburger

Director

Cast

Roger Livesey profile
Roger Livesey

Major General Clive Wynne-Candy

Deborah Kerr profile
Deborah Kerr

Edith Hunter / Barbara Wynne / Angela "Johnny" Cannon

Anton Walbrook profile
Anton Walbrook

Theo Kretschmar-Schuldorff

Roland Culver profile
Roland Culver

Col. Betteridge

James McKechnie profile
James McKechnie

Spud Wilson

Arthur Wontner profile
Arthur Wontner

Embassy Counsellor

David Hutcheson profile
David Hutcheson

Hoppy

Ursula Jeans profile
Ursula Jeans

Frau von Kalteneck

John Laurie profile
John Laurie

Murdoch

Harry Welchman profile
Harry Welchman

Major Davies

Robert Harris profile
Robert Harris

Embassy Secretary

A.E. Matthews profile
A.E. Matthews

President of Tribunal

Roger Livesey profile
Roger Livesey

Major General Clive Wynne-Candy

Deborah Kerr profile
Deborah Kerr

Edith Hunter / Barbara Wynne / Angela "Johnny" Cannon

Anton Walbrook profile
Anton Walbrook

Theo Kretschmar-Schuldorff

Roland Culver profile
Roland Culver

Col. Betteridge

James McKechnie profile
James McKechnie

Spud Wilson

Arthur Wontner profile
Arthur Wontner

Embassy Counsellor

David Hutcheson profile
David Hutcheson

Hoppy

Ursula Jeans profile
Ursula Jeans

Frau von Kalteneck

John Laurie profile
John Laurie

Murdoch

Harry Welchman profile
Harry Welchman

Major Davies

Robert Harris profile
Robert Harris

Embassy Secretary

A.E. Matthews profile
A.E. Matthews

President of Tribunal

Extra

Release Date

July 26, 1943

Original Language

English, French, German

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Independent Producers logoThe Archers logoJ. Arthur Rank Organisation logo

Available On

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Videos

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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) - "The Truth" Monologue

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