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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

1943 · 163 min

A sweeping, bittersweet journey through a man's life, blending warm nostalgia with sharp satire and a poignant look at honour and change.

Tagline
An unforgettable story of forty gallant years.
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.
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • aging
  • friendship
  • war
  • love
  • memory
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
war, drama, romance
Directed by
Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Written by
Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Starring
Roger Livesey, Deborah Kerr, Anton Walbrook, Roland Culver, James McKechnie, Arthur Wontner, David Hutcheson, Ursula Jeans
Music
Allan Gray
Cinematography
Georges Périnal
Runtime
163 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English, French, German

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