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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.
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- Comedy, War
- Richard Lester
- 1967-10-23
Dec 31, 2014 · Captured by German soldiers, British officer Ernest Goodbody (Michael Crawford) details his history as a commanding officer. While he describes himself as a...
- 106 min
Based on the novel by. Patrick Ryan. 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.
How I Won the War. Captured by German soldiers, British officer Ernest Goodbody (Michael Crawford) details his history as a commanding officer. While he describes himself as a noble and heroic ...
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- Michael Crawford
- Richard Lester
- Petersham Pictures
"There's been some marvelous advances in surgery, thanks to war!" Overview An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.
How I Won The War -- (Movie Clip) Used To Be A Fascist En route to build an advance cricket pitch in North Africa, Goodbody (Michael Crawford) supporting nutty Col. Grapple (Michael Hordern), Gripweed (John Lennon) and company cutting up, in Richard Lester's How I Won The War, 1967.
