How I Won the War

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How I Won the War (1967)

Directed by Richard Lester

“"There's been some marvelous advances in surgery, thanks to war!"”

Comedy, War · 1h 49m

An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.

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Cast

Michael Crawford Goodbody John Lennon Gripweed Roy Kinnear Clapper Lee Montague Transom Jack MacGowran Juniper Michael Hordern Grapple Jack Hedley Melancholy Musketeer Ronald Lacey Spool James Cossins Drogue Ewan Hooper Dooley Karl Michael Vogler Odlebog Alexander Knox American General

Crew

Director
Richard Lester
Screenplay
Charles Wood
Novel
Patrick Ryan
Director of Photography
David Watkin
Original Music Composer
Ken Thorne
Editor
John Victor-Smith
Producer
Richard Lester

Details

Release date
1967-10-18
Runtime
1h 49m
Genres
Comedy, War
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
Petersham Pictures