The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1945)

  • NR
  • 03/29/1945 (US)
  • War, Drama, Romance, Comedy
  • 2h 43m

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.

Michael Powell

Director, Writer

Emeric Pressburger

Director, Writer

Cast

Roger Livesey's headshot

Roger Livesey

Major General Clive Wynne-Candy
Deborah Kerr's headshot

Deborah Kerr

Edith Hunter / Barbara Wynne / Angela "Johnny" Cannon
Anton Walbrook's headshot

Anton Walbrook

Theo Kretschmar-Schuldorff
Roland Culver's headshot

Roland Culver

Col. Betteridge
James McKechnie's headshot

James McKechnie

Spud Wilson
Arthur Wontner's headshot

Arthur Wontner

Embassy Counsellor
David Hutcheson's headshot

David Hutcheson

Hoppy
Ursula Jeans's headshot

Ursula Jeans

Frau von Kalteneck

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