The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Year:
1943
Production Country:
Great Britain
Directed by Michael Powell / Emeric Pressburger
Featuring Anton Walbrook / Deborah Kerr / Roger Livesey
Featuring Anton Walbrook / Deborah Kerr / Roger Livesey
Drama tracing the life of a crusty old man of World War II to his military beginnings as a dashing young officer winning the VC in the Boer War.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Theo Kretschmar-Schuldorff Anton Walbrook
- Edith Hunter/Barbara Wynne/Angela Cannon Deborah Kerr
- General Clive Wynne-Candy Roger Livesey
- Colonel Betteridge Roland Culver
- Major Davies Harry Welchman
- Embassy Counsellor Arthur Wontner
- von Ritter Albert Lieven
- Murdoch John Laurie
- Frau von Kalteneck Ursula Jeans
- Lieutenant 'Spud' Wilson James Mckechnie
- van Zijl Reginald Tate
- Hoppy Hopwell David Hutcheson
- president of tribunal A.E. Matthews
- Stuffy Graves Neville Mapp
- club porter, 1942 Vincent Holman
- period Blimp Spencer Trevor
- club porter, 1902 James Knight
- café orchestra leader Dennis Arundell
- Kaunitz David Ward
- indignant citizen Jan Van Loewen
- von Schönborn Valentine Dyall
- von Reumann Carl Jaffe
- Colonel Goodhead Eric Maturin
- Baby-Face Fitzroy Frith Banbury
- embassy secretary Robert Harris
- Colonel Borg Theodore Zichy
- Nurse Erna Jane Millican
- Pebble Phyllis Morris
- Aunt Margaret Muriel Aked
- Texan, US Army W.H. Barrett
- sergeant, US Army Thomas Palmer
- nun Yvonne Andrée
- matron Marjorie Gresley
- the bishop Felix Aylmer
- Mrs Wynne Helen Debroy
- Mr Wynne Norman Pierce
- BBC official Edward Cooper
- secretary Joan Swinstead
- [Major Plumley] Ian Fleming
- [] Patrick Macnee
- [] Norman Williams
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Michael Powell
- Directed by Emeric Pressburger
- Assistant Director Kenneth Horne
- Assistant Director Tom Payne
- [Continuity] Maggie Unsworth
Production
- Production Company Archers Film Productions
- [Production Company] Independent Producers
- Produced by Michael Powell
- Produced by Emeric Pressburger
- Assistant Producer Richard Vernon
- Floor Manager Arthur Lawson
- Management Sydney S. Streeter
- Management Alec Saville
- Archers Secretary Joan Page
- Logo D&P Studios
Writing
- Written by Michael Powell
- Written by Emeric Pressburger
- Based on a cartoon character created by David Low
Photography
- Photographed in Technicolor by Georges Périnal
- Chief of Colour Control Department Natalie Kalmus
- Technicolor Cameraman Geoffrey Unsworth
- Technicolor Cameraman Jack Cardiff
- Technicolor Cameraman Harold Haysom
- Chief Electrician Bill Wall
Stills
- [Special Portraits] Fred Daniels
Special Effects
- Process Shots W. Percy Day
Editing
- Edited by John Seabourne
- Assistant Editor Thelma Connell
- Assistant Editor Peter Seabourne
Design
- Production Designed by Alfred Junge
Costumes
- Costumes Designed by Joseph Bato
- Costumes Executed by Matilda Etches
Make-up
- Make-up George Blackler
- Make-up Dorrie Hamilton
Music
- Music Composed and Arranged by Allan Gray
- [Music] Conductor Charles Williams
Sound
- Sound C.C. Stevens
- Sound Desmond Dew
Consultant
- Military Adviser Douglas Brownrigg
- Period Adviser E.F.E. Schoen
- Period Adviser C. Beard