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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)

Drama Comedy Romance War

An unforgettable story of forty gallant years.

Release Date: 1943, July 26
Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: The Archers, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Cast: Robert Harris, Roland Culver, Deborah Kerr, Valentine Dyall, Albert Lieven, Felix Aylmer, Pat McGrath, A.E. Matthews, Roger Livesey, Carl Jaffe, David Ward, John Laurie

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

world war ii satire soldier army british army british empire berlin, germany world war i london blitz prison camp boer war home guard