A Profile of 'The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp'

A documentary on "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp."

Cast

David Bond

as Narrator

Jack Cardiff

as Self

Ian Christie

as Self

Stephen Fry

as Self

Kevin Macdonald

as Self

Peter Manley

as Self

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