How I Won the War

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

Oct 23 1967 Approved 1h 49m

Comedy, War

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

Plot

This movie features Beatle John Lennon and Roy Kinnear as ill-fated enlisted men under the inept command of Lieutenant Ernest Goodbody (Michael Crawford). The story unwinds mostly in flashbacks of Lieutenant Goodbody who has lower-class beginnings and education which make him a poor officer who commands one of the worst units of the Army.

Written by

Charles Wood, Patrick Ryan

Directed by

Richard Lester

Cast

Michael Crawford, John Lennon, Roy Kinnear

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Petersham Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers

How I Won the War (1967) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Scores

# of Votes

2,605

Average Rating

5.5 out of 10

Metascore

Popularity

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