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Cast
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
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1943
Runtime2h 43m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresWar, Drama, Romance
Votes275
DirectorMichael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
WritersMichael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.4 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
About The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
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.
Directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp leans on a strong ensemble — Roger Livesey, Deborah Kerr, Anton Walbrook — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about war titles of 1943.
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