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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 · How I Won The War - 1967. by. United Artists. Publication date. 1967. Topics. John Lennon, Richard Lester, Patrick Ryan. Language. English. Captured by German soldiers, British officer Ernest Goodbody (Michael Crawford) details his history as a commanding officer.
- 106 min
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 officer, the truth is...
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- Michael Crawford
- Richard Lester
- Petersham Pictures
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.
- Richard Lester, José López Rodero
- Michael Crawford
Roger Ebert January 07, 1968. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. 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.
British Lieutenant Ernest Goodbody (Michael Crawford) is relating the story of how he won the war to a German officer. His "victory" is despite the unfeeling power mongering of one of his superiors, Colonel Grapple (Sir Michael Hordern).
