The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

"An unforgettable story of forty gallant years."

Aug 30 1944 Approved 2h 43m
Drama, Romance, War

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.

Plot

Portrays in warm-hearted detail the life and loves of one extraordinary man. We meet the imposingly rotund General Clive Wynne-Candy, a blustering old duffer who seems the epitome of stuffy, outmoded values. Traveling backwards 40 years we see a different man altogether: the young and dashing officer "Sugar" Candy. Through a series of relationships with three women and his lifelong friendship with a German officer, we see Candy's life unfold and come to understand how difficult it is for him to adapt his sense of military honor to modern notions of "total war."

Written by

Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

Directed by

Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

Cast

Roger Livesey, Deborah Kerr, Anton Walbrook

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

The Archers, Independent Producers, The Rank Organisation

Languages

Deutsch, Français, English

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations

Trailers
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp - Back on the Big Screen - May 2012
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