Film1943163 min

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

Name: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Released: 1943
Duration: 163 min
Cast: Roger Livesey, Deborah Kerr, Adolf Wohlbrück, Roland Culver, James McKechnie

Taste attributes: dramaromancewarhistoricalslowtried & testedheavyrealisticsimplelineargrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivallove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentary

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"An unforgettable story of forty gallant years."

Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, weighty war film, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.7 /10

TMDB · 147 votes

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What lines up

Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB