Richard Attenborough's directorial debut OH! WHAT A LOVELY WAR is a riotous, thought-provoking satire on the follies of war, based on the stage musical of the same name. Set during World War I, the story revolves around the Smith family, whose five sons enlist in the army only to end up as cannon fodder. Told through the words .. Read more
| Starring | Vanessa Redgrave, Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud, John Mills |
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| Director | Richard Attenborough |
| Genres | Drama |
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Richard Attenborough's directorial debut OH! WHAT A LOVELY WAR is a riotous, thought-provoking satire on the follies of war, based on the stage musical of the same name. Set during World War I, the story revolves around the Smith family, whose five sons enlist in the army only to end up as cannon fodder. Told through the words and music of soldiers' marching songs, the harsh reality of war is offset by a distinctly irreverent British humour. And who said war had to be depressing?
| Starring | Vanessa Redgrave, Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud, John Mills, Maggie Smith, Ralph Richardson, Ian Holm, Dirk Bogarde |
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| Director | Richard Attenborough |
| Studio | PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT (UK) |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 18 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1969 To Rent: DVD: 30 Oct 2006 |
Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop play on the excesses and follies of war got misplaced in transition, and producer... read more on Time Out
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Pass the mustard gas..
The BEF got off lightly - Haig could have forced them to sit through this tosh. A two year stint in a muddy trench in Ypres surrounded by bits of my dead ... read more »
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very good film
This has aways been one of my favourate musicals. I love how it shows the goss incompidence of the army officers which was little changed during my army service... read more »
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Theatre version was better
Despite a hefty budget this film lacks the punch of the original stage show. In fact, the star-studded cast is a distraction - unknowns would have added ... read more »
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We'll Never Tell Them
The songs alone make this film worth more than most war films. Written and directed and acted by British artists, it does not offend my taste or sense of what ... read more »
In Inglourious Basterds Quentin Tarantino has declared war, and you can be sure that he means it. Now, we like a good anti-war film as well as the next guy: Schindler’s List, The Thin Red Line, All Quiet on the Western Front, The Deer Hunter… These are classics for a reason. But let’s be honest, sometimes it’s more fun to curl up with a real war movie: a gung-ho, lock-and-load, no-holds-barred action film. It’s this kind of movie that Tarantino has made, squarely... Read more
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