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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

An unforgettable story of forty gallant years.

Genres

WarDramaRomanceComedy

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

163 mins

Rating

7.5/10

Release Date

26 July 1943

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Roger Livesey

Roger Livesey

Major General Clive Wynne-Candy

Deborah Kerr

Deborah Kerr

Edith Hunter / Barbara Wynne / Angela "Johnny" Cannon

Anton Walbrook

Anton Walbrook

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)

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