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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

Classic British epic about the life and loves of a reactionary army officer, tracing his career from the Boer War to World War II.

Powell and Pressburger's classic British epic about the life and loves of a reactionary army officer, Clive Candy VC, told episodically in flashback.

From his dashing career in the Boer War of 1902, the film follows Candy through marriage during the First World War to the Blitz of 1943, when he searches London for his lost youth and loves.

The film was considered bad propaganda during World War II, and Winston Churchill personally banned its export.

2 hours, 37 minutes

On TV

Sat 16 Nov 2024 13:30
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Music Played

  • Ambroise Thomas

    Je Suis Titania

  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony no. 8 in B Minor (Unfinsihed)

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Hebrides Overture / Fingal's Cave

  • Jacques Offenbach

    Galop Infernal

  • Ferdinand HΓ©rold

    Zampa

  • Richard Wagner

    Fate Motif

  • Allan Gray

    Commando Patrol

  • Allan Gray

    I See You Everywhere

  • Allan Gray

    The Mill Went Round and Round

Credits

Clive Candy Roger Livesey
Theo Kretschmar-Schuldorf Anton Walbrook
Edith/Barbara/Johnny Deborah Kerr
Col Betteridge Roland Culver
Maj John E Davis Harry Welchman
Embassy Counsellor Arthur Wontner
Von Ritter Albert Lieven
John Montgomery Murdoch John Laurie
Frau von Kaltenneck Ursula Jeans
Director Michael Powell
Director Emeric Pressburger
Producer Michael Powell
Writer Emeric Pressburger
Writer Michael Powell
Producer Emeric Pressburger

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