The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
1943
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Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Cast
Roger Livesey, Deborah Kerr, Anton Walbrook
Original language
English
Production companies
ARCHERS FILMS, Powell and Pressburger
Awards
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Setting
Berlin, England
Crew
Producer
Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Cinematography
Georges Périnal
Editing
John Seabourne
Music
Allan Gray
Stills
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Festival History
- Berlin International Film Festival 2012 generic
- Locarno International Film Festival 1982 generic
- National Board of Review 1945 generic
- New York Film Critics Circle Awards 1945 generic
Titles
| Original title | The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp | |
| Alternate title | Le Colonel Blimp | |
| Alternate title | The Adventures of Colonel Blimp |
Full credits
| Director | Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell |
| Cast | Roger Livesey, Deborah Kerr, Anton Walbrook |
| Producer | Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger |
| Cinematography | Georges Périnal |
| Editing | John Seabourne |
| Music | Allan Gray |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
