Main content
This programme is not currently available on ±«Óãtv iPlayer

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

Sun 19 May 2024 12:00
±«Óãtv 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 Candy Roger Livesey
Theo Kretschmar-Schuldorf Anton Walbrook
Edith/Barbara/Johnny Deborah Kerr
Col Betteridge Roland Culver
Maj John E Davis Harry Welchman
Embassy Counsellor Arthur Wontner
Von Ritter Albert Lieven
John Montgomery Murdoch John Laurie
Frau von Kaltenneck Ursula Jeans
Director Michael Powell
Director Emeric Pressburger
Producer Michael Powell
Writer Emeric Pressburger
Writer Michael Powell
Producer Emeric Pressburger

Broadcasts

  • Sat 1 Sep 2007 13:00
    ±«Óãtv Two except East & Yorkshire
  • Sat 6 Dec 2008 14:10
    ±«Óãtv Two except East, Scotland & Yorkshire
  • Sun 20 Mar 2011 12:45
    ±«Óãtv Two Northern Ireland, England & Wales only
  • Sat 23 Feb 2019 13:45
    ±«Óãtv Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Mon 9 Sep 2019 14:05
    ±«Óãtv Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Mon 9 Sep 2019 14:40
    ±«Óãtv Scotland
  • Sun 26 Apr 2020 12:00
    ±«Óãtv Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Tue 8 Sep 2020 14:30
    ±«Óãtv Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sat 25 Sep 2021 09:10
    ±«Óãtv Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sun 4 Dec 2022 14:00
    ±«Óãtv Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Thu 30 Nov 2023 23:00
    ±«Óãtv Four
  • Sun 19 May 2024 12:00
    ±«Óãtv Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire