The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)

An unforgettable story of forty gallant years.

• War
• Drama
• Romance

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.

Rating

7.5 / 10 (283 votes)

Release date

July 26, 1943

Runtime

2h 43m

Language

English

Director

Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

Status

Released