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JustWatch How I Won the War 1967

Directed by Richard Lester

Synopsis

"There's been some marvelous advances in surgery, thanks to war!"

An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.

Cast

Michael Crawford John Lennon Roy Kinnear Lee Montague Jack MacGowran Michael Hordern Jack Hedley Ronald Lacey James Cossins Ewan Hooper Karl Michael Vogler Alexander Knox Robert Hardy Sheila Hancock Mick Dillon Kenneth Colley Charles Dyer Dandy Nichols Gretchen Franklin Richard Pearson Norman Chappell Jack May Bryan Pringle Peter Graves Paul Daneman Bill Dysart Pauline Taylor John Ronane Fanny Carby Show All… John Junkin John Trenaman Norman Mitchell

Director Director

Richard Lester

Producers Producers

Denis O'Dell Richard Lester

Writer Writer

Charles Wood

Original Writer Original Writer

Patrick Ryan

Casting Casting

James Liggat

Editor Editor

John Victor-Smith

Cinematography Cinematography

David Watkin

Assistant Director Asst. Director

José López Rodero

Camera Operator Camera Operator

Freddie Cooper

Art Direction Art Direction

Philip Harrison John Stoll

Special Effects Special Effects

Eddie Fowlie

Composer Composer

Ken Thorne

Sound Sound

Gerry Humphreys Alan Pattillo Don Challis Les Hammond

Costume Design Costume Design

Dinah Greet

Studio

Petersham Pictures

Country

UK

Language

English

Alternative Titles

Cómo gané la guerra, Hogyan nyertem meg a háborút, Comment j'ai gagné la guerre, Come ho vinto la guerra, Wie ich den Krieg gewann, Jak jsem vyhrál válku, איך ניצחתי במלחמה, 我如何赢得战争, 존 레논의 전쟁 대작전, Как я выиграл войну, Como Eu Ganhei a Guerra, 我如何贏得戰爭

Genres

Comedy War

Themes

Crude humor and satire Amusing jokes and witty satire Nazis and World War II Military combat and heroic soldiers Gags, jokes, and slapstick humor Funny jokes and crude humor Show All…

Theatrical

18 Oct 1967

• USANR

07 Nov 1967