Principal cast
Roger Livesey, Deborah Kerr, Anton Walbrook, Roland Culver and James McKechnie
Film 266 of 498 on the Screen Path
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
An unforgettable story of forty gallant years.
About the film
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1943 film at stop 266 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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 craft credits
Georges Périnal (director of photography), John Seabourne Sr. (editor), Allan Gray (original music composer) and Alfred Junge (production design)
- Director
- Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
- Release
- 1943-07-26
- Runtime
- 163 minutes
- Genres
- War, Drama, Romance and Comedy
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
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Full cast
- Roger LiveseyCharacter: Major General Clive Wynne-Candy
- Deborah KerrCharacter: Edith Hunter / Barbara Wynne / Angela "Johnny" Cannon
- Anton WalbrookCharacter: Theo Kretschmar-Schuldorff
- Roland CulverCharacter: Col. Betteridge
- James McKechnieCharacter: Spud Wilson
- Arthur WontnerCharacter: Embassy Counsellor
- David HutchesonCharacter: Hoppy
- Ursula JeansCharacter: Frau von Kalteneck
- John LaurieCharacter: Murdoch
- Harry WelchmanCharacter: Major Davies
- Robert HarrisCharacter: Embassy Secretary
- A.E. MatthewsCharacter: President of Tribunal
Full crew
Full crew
- Michael PowellCredits: Producer, Director, Writer
- Emeric PressburgerCredits: Writer, Director, Producer
- John Seabourne Sr.Credits: Editor
- Alfred JungeCredits: Production Design
- Joseph BatoCredits: Costume Design
- Georges PérinalCredits: Director of Photography
- Allan GrayCredits: Original Music Composer
- Tom PayneCredits: Assistant Director
- George BlacklerCredits: Makeup Artist
- C.C. StevensCredits: Sound
- Dorrie HamiltonCredits: Makeup Artist
- Desmond DewCredits: Sound
- Kenneth HorneCredits: Assistant Director
- Jim BodyCredits: Clapper Loader
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