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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)

An unforgettable story of forty gallant years.

Genre : Drama, Romance, War, History

Runtime : 2H 43M

Director : Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Roger Livesey
Roger Livesey
Major General Clive Wynne-Candy
Deborah Kerr
Deborah Kerr
Edith Hunter / Barbara Wynne / Angela "Johnny" Cannon
Adolf Wohlbrück
Adolf Wohlbrück
Theo Kretschmar-Schuldorff
Roland Culver
Roland Culver
Col. Betteridge
James McKechnie
James McKechnie
Spud Wilson
Arthur Wontner
Arthur Wontner
Embassy Counsellor
David Hutcheson
David Hutcheson
Hoppy
Ursula Jeans
Ursula Jeans
Frau von Kalteneck
John Laurie
John Laurie
Murdoch
Harry Welchman
Harry Welchman
Major Davies
Robert Harris
Robert Harris
Embassy Secretary
A.E. Matthews
A.E. Matthews
President of Tribunal
Theodore Zichy
Theodore Zichy
Colonel Borg (as Count Zichy)
Jane Millican
Jane Millican
Nurse Erna
Neville Mapp
Neville Mapp
Stuffy Graves
Vincent Holman
Vincent Holman
Club Porter (1942)
Spencer Trevor
Spencer Trevor
Period Blimp
James Knight
James Knight
Club Porter (1902)
Dennis Arundell
Dennis Arundell
Cafe Orchestra Leader
David Ward
David Ward
Kaunitz
Jan Van Loewen
Jan Van Loewen
Indignant Citizen
Valentine Dyall
Valentine Dyall
von Schonborn
Carl Jaffe
Carl Jaffe
von Reumann
Albert Lieven
Albert Lieven
von Ritter
Eric Maturin
Eric Maturin
Colonel Goodhead
Frith Banbury
Frith Banbury
Baby-Face Fitzroy
Phyllis Morris
Phyllis Morris
Pebble
Muriel Aked
Muriel Aked
Aunt Margaret
Reginald Tate
Reginald Tate
van Zijl
Yvonne Andre
Yvonne Andre
The Nun
Marjorie Gresley
Marjorie Gresley
The Matron
Felix Aylmer
Felix Aylmer
The Bishop
Norman Pierce
Norman Pierce
Mr. Wynne
Edward Cooper
Edward Cooper
BBC Official
Joan Swinstead
Joan Swinstead
Secretary
Pat McGrath
Pat McGrath
Tommy Tucker (uncredited)

Crews

Michael Powell
Michael Powell
Director
Emeric Pressburger
Emeric Pressburger
Director
Michael Powell
Michael Powell
Writer
Emeric Pressburger
Emeric Pressburger
Writer
Michael Powell
Michael Powell
Producer
Emeric Pressburger
Emeric Pressburger
Producer
John Seabourne Sr.
John Seabourne Sr.
Editor
Alfred Junge
Alfred Junge
Production Design
Joseph Bato
Joseph Bato
Costume Design
Georges Périnal
Georges Périnal
Director of Photography
Allan Gray
Allan Gray
Original Music Composer
Jim Body
Jim Body
Clapper Loader

Trailers and other movies

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) -
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp - Back on the Big Screen - May 2012

Posters and backgrounds

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