How I Won the War

original title:
How I Won the War
other titles:
(Wie ich den Krieg gewann)
country / year of production:
Great Britain / 1967
original length:
109 min. , color
premiere:
18 October 1967
genre:
Comedy
based on:
Patrick Ryan. How I Won The War. A Comedy of Military Misadventure. London: Frederick Muller, 1963.
director:
Richard Lester
film script:
Patrick Ryan , Charles Wood
producer:
Richard Lester
cinematographer:
David Watkin
editor:
John Victor-Smith
composer:
Ken Thorne
cast (role):
Michael Crawford (Goodbody ) , John Winston Lennon (Gripweed ) , Roy Kinnear (Clapper ) , Lee Montague (Transom ) , John Joseph MacGowran (Juniper ) , Michael Crawford , John Winston Lennon , Roy Kinnear , Lee Montague , John Joseph MacGowran
more:
plot synopsis:
Lieutenant Goodbody, an inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa where they are assigned to conquer a cricket field. The story unwinds mostly in flashbacks of Goodbody`s lower-class beginnings and education.
keywords:
incompetent officers , desert , post-war era , order and obedience
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
remarks:
Was filmed in Andalucia.
availability:
VHS, DVD