Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)

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7.1	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Richard Attenborough

Starring (View all)

Wendy Allnutt
Florence Victoria 'Flo' Smith

Colin Farrell
Harry Arnold Smith

Malcolm McFee
Frederick Percy 'Freddie' Smith

John Rae
Grandpa Smith

Corin Redgrave
Bertram Biddle 'Bertie' Smith

Maurice Roëves
George Patrick Michael Smith

Kim Smith
Richard 'Dickie' Smith

Angela Thorne
Elizabeth May 'Betty' Smith

Written by

Len Deighton
screenplay

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8 years, 9 months ago at Jul 28 3:17

fernando

The Smiths lack presence to become the narrative chain. The cameos by the stars eat the film; too monochord,specially the musical.

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The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the three boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare.

Release date: 10 April 1969

Tags: War (5), Musical (5), Music (3), Singing (3), Black Comedy (2), World War I (2), 1969 (2), Stage (2), Dancing (2), Dance (2), World War One (1), General (1), (1), Anti War (1), Family Relationships (1), Song (1), Carousel (1), Punctuation In Title (1), Directorial Debut (1), Adapted (1)

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"Eeppisen muodon mestari, Richard ''Davidin veli'' Attenborough tarjoilee syväluotaavan satiirin Suuresta sodasta ja engelsmannien suhtautumisesta siihen. Musikaalin ja farssin keinoja ovelasti hyödyntäen Oi!Mikä ihana sota maalaa viihdyttävän ja muodoltaan kevyen mutta Oi!niin tarkkanäköisen ja sisällöltään raskaan freskon niistä keinoista millä kansakunta saadaan heittäytymään uljaaseen joukkoitsemurhaan, sotaan käsityksiltään vanhentuneen harvalukuisen eliitin puolesta. Ei"