Starring: Abraham Sofaer, Arthur Wontner, Raymond Massey, Deborah Kerr, Roger Livesey, Bonar Colleano, Carl Jaffe, Roland Culver, Ursula Jeans, John Laurie, Richard Attenborough, David Niven, James McKechnie, Valentine Dyall, Harry Welchman, Robert Coote, Reginald Tate, Marius Goring, Anton Walbrook, Patrick MacNee, Albert Lieven, Kim Hunter, David Hutcheson, Kathleen Byron

Directed by: Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell

The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp Roger Livesey brilliantly portrays British officer Clive Candy, through the trials and tribulations of three wars, three loves and a lifelong friendship across enemy lines. During the Boer War, Candy is sent to Berlin to trap a German spy. There he befriends a German Officer, Theo (Anton Walbrook), who marries the girl (Deborah Kerr) Candy is in love with. During the First World War, Candy marries a girl who resembles his lost love and helps Theo - now a POW - to be repatriated. Candy comes back in the Second World War as a Brigadier General and once again encounters Theo. On joining a Home Guard exercise, Candy is captured, however, and the two are forced to either aid or betray each other...

A Matter Of Life And Death It's night over Europe, the night of the 2nd of May 1945. A crippled Lancaster Bomber struggles home across the English Channel, all crew dead save for the young pilot (David Niven) desperately scanning the radio for signs of life. His prayers are answered, June (Kim Hunter), a young radio operator, picks up his signal, and in the final moments of the young flyer's life, a special bond is formed. The next morning, washed up on an English beach, Squadron Leader Peter Carter is alive, he finds June, and the two fall in love. Somehow he survived. It's a miracle... or is it? Peter Carter should have died that night; a heavenly escort missed him in the fog above the channel, and now he must face the celestial court of appeal for his right to live.

DVD EXTRAS

The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp 25 min documentary. Biographies. Stills gallery. Scene selection.
A Matter Of Life And Death Interactive menus. In-depth biographies. Scene access. Behind-the-scenes commentary.

Technical Details

Certification: U
Duration: 237 mins
Format: DVD
Region: 2
Cat. No: 3711504703(GRANADA VENTURES LTD)
Category: Drama:General

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