Oh! What a Lovely War

– A movie about the First World War based on a stage musical of the same name, portraying the "Game of..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.20 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 24 Minutes
Release Year:
1969
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)

A movie about the First World War based on a stage musical of the same name, portraying the "Game of War" and focusing mainly on the members of one family (last name Smith) who go off to war. Much of the action in the movie revolves around the words of the marching songs of the soldiers, and many scenes portray some of the more famous (and infamous) incidents of the war, including the assassination of Duke Ferdinand, the Christmas meeting between British and German soldiers in no-mans-land, and the wiping out by their own side of a force of Irish soldiers newly arrived at the front, after successfully capturing a ridge that had been contested for some time.

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Producing Country:
UK
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Genre:

Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) - Trailer

Release Date:

03 Oct 1969

Language:

English, French, German

MPAA Content-Rating:
G – General Audiences

All ages admitted. Nothing that would offend parents for viewing by children.

Director:

Richard Attenborough

Writer:

Charles Chilton (based on Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop Production by, and the members of the original cast), Ted Allan (after a stage treatment by)

Main Actors:

Wendy Allnutt, Colin Farrell, Malcolm McFee, John Rae

Plot:

A movie about the First World War based on a stage musical of the same name, portraying the "Game of War" and focusing mainly on the members of the Smith family who go off to war. Much of the action in the movie revolves around the words of the marching songs of the soldiers, and many scenes portray some of the more famous (and infamous) incidents of the war, including the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, the Christmas meeting between British and German soldiers in no-man's-land, and the wiping out by their own side of a force of Irish soldiers newly arrived at the front, after successfully capturing a ridge that had been contested for some time.

Awards:

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 7 wins & 8 nominations.

Production:

Paramount Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
85%