Oh! What a Lovely War
1969 British musical film by Richard Attenborough / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Oh! What a Lovely War is a 1969 British epic comedy historical musical war film directed by Richard Attenborough (in his directorial debut), with an ensemble cast, including Maggie Smith, Dirk Bogarde, John Gielgud, John Mills, Kenneth More, Laurence Olivier, Jack Hawkins, Corin Redgrave, Michael Redgrave, Vanessa Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Ian Holm, Paul Shelley, Malcolm McFee, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Nanette Newman, Edward Fox, Susannah York, John Clements, Phyllis Calvert and Maurice Roëves.
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Directed by | Richard Attenborough |
Written by | Len Deighton (uncredited) |
Based on | Oh, What a Lovely War! by Joan Littlewood |
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Cinematography | Gerry Turpin |
Edited by | Kevin Connor |
Production company | Accord Productions |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 144 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The film is based on the stage musical Oh, What a Lovely War!, originated by Charles Chilton as the radio play The Long Long Trail in December 1961,[1][2] and transferred to stage by Gerry Raffles in partnership with Joan Littlewood and her Theatre Workshop in 1963.[3]
The title is derived from the music hall song "Oh! It's a Lovely War", which is one of the major numbers in the film.