The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

1943 · 163 min · EN · NR · 7.5 (212 votes)
Dir. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger · Starring Roger Livesey, Deborah Kerr, Anton Walbrook, Roland Culver, James McKechnie, Arthur Wontner · Music Allan Gray

An unforgettable story of forty gallant years.

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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.

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A sweeping, melancholic journey through a life shaped by duty, love, and the changing tides of war. It's a wistful look back at a bygone era, filled with charm and gentle satire, exploring the personal cost of a long life.

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