Oh! What a Lovely War

original title:
Oh! What a Lovely War
country / year of production:
Great Britain / 1969 (x)
original length:
144 min. , color
premiere:
10 March 1969
genre:
Comedy
based on:
John Brophy (Ed.). Songs and slang of the British soldier: 1914 - 1918. London: Partridge, 1930.

Charles Chilton. Oh! What a Lovely War. london: Methuen & Co., 1965.

Joan Littlewood. Oh! What a Lovely War. London: Methuen & Co., 1965.
director:
Richard Samuel Attenborough, Lord
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plot synopsis:
keywords:
trench , war crimes , friends on opposite sides , infantry
war:
First World War (1914-1918)
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Based on a satirical stage musical of the same name.

Won six "BAFTA-Awards" and one "Golden Globe" in 1970.
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