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Oh! What a Lovely War is a British film of genre War directed by Richard Attenborough released in USA on 3 october 1969 with Dirk Bogarde

Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)

Oh! What a Lovely War
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Released in USA 3 october 1969
Length 2h24
Genres War,    Comedy,    Musical
Rating69% 3.495513.495513.495513.495513.49551

Oh! What a Lovely War is a 1969 musical film directed by Richard Attenborough (in his directorial debut), with a cast including Dirk Bogarde, John Gielgud, John Mills, Kenneth More, Laurence Olivier, Jack Hawkins, Corin Redgrave, Michael Redgrave, Vanessa Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Maggie Smith, Ian Holm, Paul Shelley, Malcolm McFee, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Nanette Newman, Edward Fox, Susannah York, John Clements, Phyllis Calvert and Maurice Roëves.

The film is based on the stage musical Oh, What a Lovely War!, originated by Charles Chilton as a radio play, The Long Long Trail in December 1961, and transferred to stage by Gerry Raffles in partnership with Joan Littlewood and her Theatre Workshop in 1963.

The title is derived from the music hall song Oh! It's a Lovely War, which is one of the major numbers in the film.

Synopsis

Oh! What A Lovely War summarises and comments on the events of World War I using popular songs of the time, many of which were parodies of older popular songs, and using allegorical settings such as Brighton's West Pier to criticise the manner in which the eventual victory was won.

Actors

Dirk Bogarde

(Stephen)
Phyllis Calvert

(Lady Dorothy Haig)
Jean-Pierre Cassel

(French Colonel)
Colin Farrell

(Harry Arnold Smith)
John Clements

(Gen. von Moltke)
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