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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

Classic British epic about the life and loves of a reactionary army officer, tracing his career from the Boer War to World War II.

Powell and Pressburger's classic British epic about the life and loves of a reactionary army officer, Clive Candy VC, told episodically in flashback.

From his dashing career in the Boer War of 1902, the film follows Candy through marriage during the First World War to the Blitz of 1943, when he searches London for his lost youth and loves.

The film was considered bad propaganda during World War II, and Winston Churchill personally banned its export.

2 hours, 37 minutes

Last on

Wed 12 Nov 202514:35
BBC Two

Music Played

  • Ambroise Thomas

    Je Suis Titania

  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony no. 8 in B Minor (Unfinsihed)

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Hebrides Overture / Fingal's Cave

  • Jacques Offenbach

    Galop Infernal

  • Ferdinand Hérold

    Zampa

  • Richard Wagner

    Fate Motif

  • Allan Gray

    Commando Patrol

  • Allan Gray

    I See You Everywhere

  • Allan Gray

    The Mill Went Round and Round

Credits

Clive CandyRoger Livesey
Theo Kretschmar-SchuldorfAnton Walbrook
Edith/Barbara/JohnnyDeborah Kerr
Col BetteridgeRoland Culver
Maj John E DavisHarry Welchman
Embassy CounsellorArthur Wontner
Von RitterAlbert Lieven
John Montgomery MurdochJohn Laurie
Frau von KaltenneckUrsula Jeans
DirectorMichael Powell
DirectorEmeric Pressburger
ProducerMichael Powell
WriterEmeric Pressburger
WriterMichael Powell
ProducerEmeric Pressburger

Broadcasts

  • Sat 1 Sep 200713:00
    BBC Two except East & Yorkshire
  • Sat 6 Dec 200814:10
    BBC Two except East, Scotland & Yorkshire
  • Sun 20 Mar 201112:45
    BBC Two Northern Ireland, England & Wales only
  • Sat 23 Feb 201913:45
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Mon 9 Sep 201914:05
    BBC Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Mon 9 Sep 201914:40
    BBC Scotland
  • Sun 26 Apr 202012:00
    BBC Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Tue 8 Sep 202014:30
    BBC Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sat 25 Sep 202109:10
    BBC Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sun 4 Dec 202214:00
    BBC Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Thu 30 Nov 202323:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 19 May 202412:00
    BBC Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sat 16 Nov 202413:30
    BBC Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Thu 21 Nov 202422:15
    BBC Four
  • Wed 12 Nov 202514:35
    BBC Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire