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Oh! What a Lovely War

Oh! What a Lovely War
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Richard Attenborough
Produced by Len Deighton
Brian Duffy
Written by Len Deighton (uncredited)
Starring Maggie Smith
Dirk Bogarde
Phyllis Calvert
Jean Pierre Cassel
John Clements
John Gielgud
Jack Hawkins
Kenneth More
Laurence Olivier
Michael Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave
Ralph Richardson
Susannah York
John Mills
Cinematography Gerry Turpin
Edited by Kevin Connor
Production
company
Accord Productions
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
10 March 1969 (UK release)
Running time
144 min
Country United Kingdom
Language English

Oh! What a Lovely War is a 1969 British musical 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.

The film is based on the stage musical Oh, What a Lovely War!, originated by Charles Chilton as a radio play, The Long Long Trail in December 1961, and transferred to stage by Gerry Raffles in partnership with Joan Littlewood and her Theatre Workshop in 1963.

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.


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