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Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came (also known as War Games, Old Soldiers Never) is a 1970 American drama-comedy film directed by Hy Averback, produced by Fred Engel, and starring Brian Keith, Don Ameche, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine, Suzanne Pleshette, Ivan Dixon, and Pamela Britton.
Mar 5, 1971 · Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came: Directed by Hy Averback. With Brian Keith, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine, Ivan Dixon. Tensions grow between the small army base and people from the nearby town.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Hy Averback
- 1971-03-05
Jan 12, 2020 · The most common version, “Suppose they gave a war and nobody came,” was used as a slogan on posters that were sold in Hippie shops in the late Sixties (like the blacklight poster shown at left). It was also used as the title of a comedy movie in 1970, giving it even broader recognition.
In a small southern town, locals resent the nearby presence of an Army base, mostly because of the trouble stirred up by enlisted men. Officer Michael M. Nace (Brian Keith) is in charge of ...
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- Hy Averback
- PG
- Brian Keith
Together with Billy Joe Davis (the town's leading citizen, a bigot, and the leader of a right-wing militia) they arrange the social event. On the night of the dance, Gambroni persuades Ramona, a bar girl and the town's loveliest citizen, to join him in the back seat of a parked car.
You cannot help but cheer as a few Yankees take on a half-witted army of a Southern Sheriff as they plow into town riding an old World War 2 M-7 self-propelled artillery gun to liberate a friend from the jail.
Brian Keith is an officer who tries to keep the peace. However, peace is hard to come by with Ernest Borgnine as a stereotypical dumb hick sheriff who's quick to call in the local militia. Tony Curtis plays a skirt-chasing sergeant who can't stay out of trouble and soon lands in jail.
