The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) |
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| Director(s) | Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger |
| Producer(s) | Michael Powell, Richard Vernon, Emeric Pressburger |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance, War |
| Top Topics | World War I, World War II |
Featured Cast of The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp See More »
Roger Livesey
(as Clive Candy)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Released
1943
Deborah Kerr
(as Edith Hunter / Barbara...)
Arthur Wontner
(as Embassy Counsellor)
Ursula Jeans
(as Frau von Kalteneck)
John Laurie
(as Murdoch)
Reginald Tate
(as van Zijl)
Muriel Aked
(as Aunt Margaret)
Felix Aylmer
(as The Bishop)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp Overview:
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger and produced by Michael Powell, Richard Vernon and Emeric Pressburger.
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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp runs two and three-quarters hours and takes place over forty years. The former’s passage is sublime, the latter’s is subtle. Directors Powell and Pressburger bookend the film in the present, then flashback. The lead at the start of the film is James McKechnie.... Read full article
Edith Hunter of THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP
Edith Hunter of THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP 6/7/2016 12 Comments Every once in a while some film fan will regale me with some tale o' love and obsession with some film star or character, insisting upon their true feeelings ... Read full article
Criterion: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Jul 28 Posted by aaronwest THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP, POWELL AND PRESSBURGER, 1943 “BUT THE WAR BEGINS AT MIDNIGHT!!’ frustratingly exclaims General Wynne-Candy, known to the film audience as Colonel Blimp. There are a lot of points to the Powell and Pressburger epic, and the most pot... Read full article
Criterion: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Jul 28 Posted by aaronwest THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP, POWELL AND PRESSBURGER, 1943 “BUT THE WAR BEGINS AT MIDNIGHT!!’ frustratingly exclaims General Wynne-Candy, known to the film audience as Colonel Blimp. There are a lot of points to the Powell and Pressburger epic, and the most pot... Read full article
Criterion: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Jul 28 Posted by aaronwest THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP, POWELL AND PRESSBURGER, 1943 “BUT THE WAR BEGINS AT MIDNIGHT!!’ frustratingly exclaims General Wynne-Candy, known to the film audience as Colonel Blimp. There are a lot of points to the Powell and Pressburger epic, and the most pot... Read full article
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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp Quotes:
[pause, smiles]
Clive Candy: I admit he said nothing about her legs.
[Looks down]
Hoppy: Jumping Jehosaphat! They're both there!
Clive Candy: What the hell did you think I was standing on?
Hoppy: They told me in Bloemfontein that they cut off your left leg.
Clive Candy: [Examines leg] Can't have, old boy. I'd have known about it.
Edith Hunter: Spoke about what?
Clive Candy: Nobody could remember.
Clive Candy: Well if they are, they're cracking. It's a sure sign. Nobody starts to fight foul until he sees he can't win any other way.