Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, The

Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, The

1943

General Candy (Roger Livesey), 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 (all played by Deborah Kerr), and by a lasting friendship with a German soldier.

A Lusty Lifetime of Love and Adventure in Lavish Technicolor (US Lobby Card tag)

JBscale
93
Superior

Film Detail

Genre
Drama - Romance
Length
2 hrs. 44 mins.
US Theatrical Release
March 29, 1945
US Box Office
No Data Available
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
NR
Not Rated

Collection Detail

Release Method
Criterion Collection #173 Digital Only
Aquired Format
iTunes
Aspect Ratio
FS 1.37:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Criterion
Released
March 19, 2013
Acquired Date
December 20, 2024
Times Seen
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Last Watched
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Actors

Anton Walbrook
Anton Walbrook
Deborah Kerr
Deborah Kerr
Roger Livesey
Roger Livesey
James McKechnie
James McKechnie
Neville Mapp
Neville Mapp
Spencer Trevor
Spencer Trevor
Roland Culver
Roland Culver
Dennis Arundell
Dennis Arundell
David Ward
David Ward
Valentine Dyall
Valentine Dyall
Carl Jaffe
Carl Jaffe
Albert Lieven
Albert Lieven
Eric Maturin
Eric Maturin
Robert Harris
Robert Harris
Arthur Wontner
Arthur Wontner
Theodore Zichy
Theodore Zichy
Jane Millican
Jane Millican
Ursula Jeans
Ursula Jeans
Muriel Aked
Muriel Aked
John Laurie
John Laurie
Reginald Tate
Reginald Tate
Felix Aylmer
Felix Aylmer
Helen Debroy Summers
Helen Debroy Summers
Norman Pierce
Norman Pierce
Harry Welchman
Harry Welchman
A.E. Matthews
A.E. Matthews
Joan Swinstead
Joan Swinstead

Directors

Michael Powell
Michael Powell
Emeric Pressburger
Emeric Pressburger

Producers

Michael Powell
Michael Powell
Emeric Pressburger
Emeric Pressburger

Writers

Michael Powell
Michael Powell
Emeric Pressburger
Emeric Pressburger

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh
97%
Tomatometer
36 votes
RT Fresh Certified
90%
Popcornmeter
298 votes
METASCORE
93
20 votes
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
17,201 votes

Additional Info

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