The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 81 years old

An unforgettable story of forty gallant years.

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

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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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp Cast

Name Character
John Laurie He was 46, 83 years old when he died as Murdoch
Deborah Kerr She was 21, 86 years old when she died as Edith Hunter / Barbara Wynne / Angela "Johnny" Cannon
Roger Livesey He was 36, 69 years old when he died as Major General Clive Wynne-Candy
Adolf Wohlbrück He was 46, 70 years old when he died as Theo Kretschmar-Schuldorff
Robert Harris He was 13, 38 years old when he died as Embassy Secretary
Arthur Wontner He was 68, 85 years old when he died as Embassy Counsellor
Roland Culver He was 42, 83 years old when he died as Col. Betteridge
Jane Millican as Nurse Erna
Ursula Jeans She was 37, 66 years old when she died as Frau von Kalteneck
David Hutcheson He was 37, 70 years old when he died as Hoppy
James McKechnie He was 117, 60 years old when he died as Spud Wilson
Harry Welchman He was 57, 79 years old when he died as Major Davies

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp Crew

Name Department
Georges Périnal as Director of Photography. He was 46 (68) years old when He died Camera
Alfred Junge as Production Design. He was 57 (78) years old when He died Art
Emeric Pressburger as Director. He was 40 (85) years old when He died Directing
Emeric Pressburger as Producer. He was 40 (85) years old when He died Production
Emeric Pressburger as Writer. He was 40 (85) years old when He died Writing
John Seabourne Sr. as Editor. Editing
Joseph Bato as Costume Design. Costume & Make-Up
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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (81 years)

An unforgettable story of forty gallant years.

  • Release day: Monday, July 26, 1943
  • Runtime: 163 minutes