The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1945-05-04

Languages:

English, French, German

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

163 min

Rated:

PASSED

IMDB Ratings:

8.2 (9375 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Michael Powell

Emeric Pressburger

Fullplot:

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."

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