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title: 'The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Emeric Pressburger'
released: '1943-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 163
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-life-and-death-of-colonel-blimp-1943'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036112/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)

1943 · 163 min · Drama, War, Romance · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp is a 1943 British romantic-war film written, produced and directed by the British film-making team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. It stars Roger Livesey, Deborah Kerr and Anton Walbrook. The title derives from the satirical Colonel Blimp comic strip by David Low, but the story is original. Although the film is strongly pro-British, it is a satire on the British Army, especially its leadership. It suggests that Britain faced the option of following traditional notions of honourable warfare or "fighting dirty" against such an evil enemy as Nazi Germany.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Emeric Pressburger](https://cinepixo.com/people/emeric-pressburger), [Michael Powell](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-powell)
- **Screenplay:** [Emeric Pressburger](https://cinepixo.com/people/emeric-pressburger), [Michael Powell](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-powell)
- **Producer:** [Emeric Pressburger](https://cinepixo.com/people/emeric-pressburger), [Michael Powell](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-powell)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Allan Gray](https://cinepixo.com/people/allan-gray)
- **Director of Photography:** [Georges Périnal](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-perinal)
- **Editor:** [John Seabourne](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-seabourne)

## Cast

- [Deborah Kerr](https://cinepixo.com/people/deborah-kerr)
- [John Varley](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-varley)
- [Ferdy Mayne](https://cinepixo.com/people/ferdy-mayne)
- [A. E. Matthews](https://cinepixo.com/people/a-e-matthews)
- [Roland Culver](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-culver)
- [Patrick Macnee](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-macnee)
- [Albert Lieven](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-lieven)
- [Arthur Wontner](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-wontner)
- [John Laurie](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-laurie)
- [Ursula Jeans](https://cinepixo.com/people/ursula-jeans)
- [Anton Walbrook](https://cinepixo.com/people/anton-walbrook)
- [Carl Jaffe](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-jaffe)
- [Valentine Dyall](https://cinepixo.com/people/valentine-dyall)
- [Roger Livesey](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-livesey)
- [Felix Aylmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/felix-aylmer)

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