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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) 8.0
Portrays in warm-hearted detail the life and loves of one extraordinary man. We meet the imposingly rotund General Clive Wynne-Candy, a blustering old duffer who seems the epitome of stuffy... See full summary » |
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Edith Hunter /
Barbara Wynne /
Johnny Cannon
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Col. Betteridge
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Spud Wilson
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von Ritter
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Arthur Wontner | ... |
Embassy Counsellor
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Hoppy
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Ursula Jeans | ... |
Frau von Kalteneck
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Murdoch
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Major Davies
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van Zijl
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President of Tribunal
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Carl Jaffe | ... |
von Reumann
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Valentine Dyall | ... |
von Schönborn
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Portrays in warm-hearted detail the life and loves of one extraordinary man. We meet the imposingly rotund General Clive Wynne-Candy, a blustering old duffer who seems the epitome of stuffy, outmoded values. Traveling backwards 40 years we see a different man altogether: the young and dashing officer "Sugar" Candy. Through a series of relationships with three women and his lifelong friendship with a German officer, we see Candy's life unfold and come to understand how difficult it is for him to adapt his sense of military honor to modern notions of "total war." Written by Anonymous
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The Lusty Lifetime Of A Gentleman Who Was Sometimes Quite A Rogue! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
UKRelease Date:
4 May 1945 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Colonel Blimp See more »Box Office
Budget:
£200,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Microphonic Recording)Color:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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[pause, smiles]
Clive Candy: I admit he said nothing about her legs.
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(Infernal Galop)
from Orpheus in the Underworld
Music by Jacques Offenbach
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Trivia
Early in the film, Clive Candy tells Col. Betteridge that he has been speaking with Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the Sherlock Holmes stories. Betteridge, an avid fan, turns and quotes to his subordinate, Major Plumley: "Lovely evening, my dear Watson..." Plumley is played by Ian Fleming, who earlier portrayed Dr. Watson in Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour, Sherlock Holmes and the Missing Rembrandt, The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes, and Murder at the Baskervilles. His Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Wontner, also appears in a small role later in the film. See more »Goofs
When Spud is tripped over, chairs are in different positions. See more »Quotes
Clive Candy: Until now, Germany has used her arms with honor.[pause, smiles]
Clive Candy: I admit he said nothing about her legs.
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Crazy Credits
The lead actors' names are sewn onto a tapestry-like picture, written on scrolls. This opening credits "needlework tapestry" was completed by the Royal College of Needlework. See more »Soundtracks
"Can Can"(Infernal Galop)
from Orpheus in the Underworld
Music by Jacques Offenbach
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I love this film because it asks more questions than it answers. It takes a character that I would not be naturally sympathetic to and explores his life in the context of the war and politics of his time. The films bright colour constantly reinforces the message that the world can not be represented in the black and white of right and wrong. It is more modernist but less self-concious than a host of films that appeared in the 50's and 60's. James Joyce would have loved this film had he seen it. I know that no two people ever come away with the same memories of the film. Remember that this film was made in Britain during a war that the Nazis might have won. It still engages the viewer in a two-way experience that I believe has never been matched. It is true "open cinema" despite the criticisms that others may have. I still do not know what a lot of the film is trying to say, and I hope I never get all the answers. Ciaran Cregan 23.05.01