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How I Won the War is a 1967 British black comedy film starring Michael Crawford, Jack MacGowran, Roy Kinnear, Lee Montague, and John Lennon in his only non-musical acting role. The film, which was directed and produced by Richard Lester, is based upon the 1963 novel of the same name by Patrick Ryan.
How I Won the War: Directed by Richard Lester. With Michael Crawford, John Lennon, Roy Kinnear, Lee Montague. An inept British World War II commander leads his troops through a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.
Dec 30, 2019 · Captured by German soldiers, British officer Ernest Goodbody (Michael Crawford) details his history as a commanding officer. While he describes himself as a...
How I Won the War. Captured by German soldiers, British officer Ernest Goodbody (Michael Crawford) details his history as a commanding officer.
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Based on the novel by. Richard Lester's "How I Won the War" could have been titled "How I Made an Anti-War Film" and the irony would have been the same. Lester has no more made an anti-war film, than has Goodbody, his hero, won the war.
Mar 4, 2018 · How I Won the War (1967) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p] HD Retro Trailers. 109K subscribers. 4.3K. 258K views 6 years ago. ...more. Dirtected by Richard Lester. With Michael Crawford, John...
Odlebog, who is simply obeying orders and finds the whole business of war quite inhumane, is killed beneath a tank navigated by Grapple. The present-day Goodbody, holding a lonely reunion for his men, is left to reminisce with the sole survivor, the cowardly Melancholy Musketeer.
In a twist of surrealism, each soldier that dies under the Lieutenant's command returns immediately after, replaced by a soldier painted to resemble a plastic army man. From Goodbody's perspective, that man is still alive.
An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.
Roy Kinnear Cast. Jack MacGowran Cast. Charles Wood Screenplay. Patrick Ryan Novel. David Watkin Cinematography. Critics reviews. Related films. An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.
