The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)

07/26/1943 (GB) • 2h 43m

War, Drama, Romance, Comedy

An unforgettable story of forty gallant years.

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.

Top Billed Cast

Roger Livesey

Major General Clive Wynne-Candy

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

Ursula Jeans

Frau von Kalteneck


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

berlin, germany

army

world war i

world war ii

british army

british empire

satire

soldier

prison camp

london blitz

boer war

home guard

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