30 Great British Films You Need To See Before You Die

8. The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp

Trainspotting film
Warner Bros.

A brilliant satire of the war and the decisions of the British army, it is a film that looks at the very notion of 'being English' better than any other film. Winston Churchill even wanted it banned.

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