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Feature film — 1943

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)

7.52h 43mWar — Drama — Romance

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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A high-signal pick with 283 votes.

The Archers / J. Arthur Rank Organisation

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Director: Michael Powell

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Cast & crew

Roger Livesey as Major General Clive Wynne-Candy

Roger Livesey

Major General Clive Wynne-Candy

Deborah Kerr as Edith Hunter / Barbara Wynne / Angela "Johnny" Cannon

Deborah Kerr

Edith Hunter / Barbara Wynne / Angela "Johnny" Cannon

Anton Walbrook as Theo Kretschmar-Schuldorff

Anton Walbrook

Theo Kretschmar-Schuldorff

Roland Culver as Col. Betteridge

Roland Culver

Col. Betteridge

James McKechnie as Spud Wilson

James McKechnie

Spud Wilson

Arthur Wontner as Embassy Counsellor

Arthur Wontner

Embassy Counsellor

David Hutcheson as Hoppy

David Hutcheson

Hoppy

Ursula Jeans as Frau von Kalteneck

Ursula Jeans

Frau von Kalteneck

John Laurie as Murdoch

John Laurie

Murdoch

Harry Welchman as Major Davies

Harry Welchman

Major Davies

Robert Harris as Embassy Secretary

Robert Harris

Embassy Secretary

A.E. Matthews as President of Tribunal

A.E. Matthews

President of Tribunal

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