Oh! What a Lovely War

Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)

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Oh! What a Lovely War is an every-man-for-himself adaptation of Charles Chilton's 1963 play, as staged in London by Joan Littlewood. The tragedy of World War I is redefined in bawdy music-hall terms, beginning with a verbal free-for-all involving the Crowned Heads of Europe. The war is presented as… More

G, 2 hr. 24 min.
Directed By
Richard Attenborough
Written By
Charles Chilton, Len Deighton
Genres
Drama, Musical & Performing Arts, Classics
In Theaters
Oct 3, 1969 Wide
On DVD
Nov 7, 2006
Paramount Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Wesley Lovell, Oscar Guy

    An anti-war musical whose originality has never been successfully repeated.

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    Remains the most interesting and daring film Attenborough ever made.

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