Movie: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

Top 10 Billed Cast

Roger Livesey
Roger Livesey

Major General Clive Wynne-Candy

Deborah Kerr
Deborah Kerr

Edith Hunter / Barbara Wynne / Angela "Johnny" Cannon

Anton Walbrook
Adolf Wohlbrück

Theo Kretschmar-Schuldorff

Roland Culver
Roland Culver

Col. Betteridge

James McKechnie
James McKechnie

Spud Wilson

Arthur Wontner
Arthur Wontner

Embassy Counsellor

David Hutcheson
David Hutcheson

Hoppy

Ursula Jeans
Ursula Jeans

Frau von Kalteneck

John Laurie
John Laurie

Murdoch

Harry Welchman
Harry Welchman

Major Davies

Video Trailer The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

Video: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp - Back on the Big Screen - May 2012

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp - Back on the Big Screen - May 2012

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp - Back on the Big Screen - May 2012

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) - "The Truth" Monologue

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) - "The Truth" Monologue

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