The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
1943 · directed by Michael Powell
- Rating
- 85/100
- Hit
- yes
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.
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), directed by Michael Powell, rates 85/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Roger Livesey
- Deborah Kerr
- Anton Walbrook
- Roland Culver
- James McKechnie
- Arthur Wontner
- David Hutcheson
- Ursula Jeans
- John Laurie
- Harry Welchman
Crew
- Georges Périnal — Director of Photography
- John Seabourne Sr. — Editor
- Allan Gray — Original Music Composer
- Emeric Pressburger — Writer
- Michael Powell — Writer
More from Michael Powell
- The Red Shoes (1948) — 97/100 · hit
- A Matter of Life and Death (1946) — 86/100 · hit
- The Thief of Bagdad (1940) — 84/100 · hit
- I Know Where I'm Going! (1945) — 84/100 · hit
- Peeping Tom (1960) — 83/100 · hit
- Black Narcissus (1947) — 83/100 · hit
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