The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
“An unforgettable story of forty gallant years.”
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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Cast
36 people
Roger Livesey
Major General Clive Wynne-Candy
Known for
A Matter of Life and Death
I Know Where I'm Going!
Deborah Kerr
Edith Hunter / Barbara Wynne / Angela "Johnny" Cannon
Known for
The Innocents
Black Narcissus
Anton Walbrook
Theo Kretschmar-Schuldorff
Known for
The Red Shoes
La Ronde
Roland Culver
Col. Betteridge
Known for
Dead of Night
Thunderball
James McKechnie
Spud Wilson
Also in
Scott of the Antarctic
The Years Between
Arthur Wontner
Embassy Counsellor
Known for
Genevieve
David Hutcheson
Hoppy
Known for
The Evil of Frankenstein
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Ursula Jeans
Frau von Kalteneck
Known for
The Dam Busters
Cavalcade
John Laurie
Murdoch
Known for
The 39 Steps
Dad's Army
Harry Welchman
Major Davies
Also in
The Common Touch
Loyal Heart
Robert Harris
Embassy Secretary
Known for
Ransom
Fairy Tales
A.E. Matthews
President of Tribunal
Known for
The Million Pound Note
Emeric Pressburger Director · Michael Powell Director Allan Gray Composer
Worldwide gross $275K · Budget $2M · United States release March 29, 1945
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Budget
$2,000,000
Worldwide gross
$275,472
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Production
The Archers
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J. Arthur Rank Organisation
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Independent Producers
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The Rank Organisation
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · German
Release dates
United Kingdom · June 10, 1943
Premiere · London
United Kingdom · July 26, 1943
Theatrical
United States · March 29, 1945
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
May 4, 1945 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 1, 1944 · Theatrical
Japan
May 10, 1952 · Theatrical
Portugal
October 11, 1946 · Theatrical
Sweden
August 30, 1944 · Theatrical
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