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Oh! What a Lovely War

1969 · 144 min

A biting, music-hall satire that slowly turns into a haunting elegy, mixing catchy songs with the grim futility of war.

Directed by
Richard Attenborough
Genres
Comedy, Music, War
Starring
Laurence Olivier, Vanessa Redgrave, Maggie Smith
Tagline
The ever popular war games. With songs, battles & a few jokes.
Overview
The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the five boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare.

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Directed by
Richard Attenborough
Genres
Comedy, Music, War
Starring
Laurence Olivier, Vanessa Redgrave, Maggie Smith
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • death
  • class
  • power
  • grief
Places
  • military
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • musical
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour6
Realism6
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
comedy, music, war
Directed by
Richard Attenborough
Written by
Len Deighton, Joan Littlewood
Starring
Laurence Olivier, Vanessa Redgrave, Maggie Smith, John Mills, Corin Redgrave, Maurice Roëves, Ian Holm, Juliet Mills
Cinematography
Gerry Turpin
Runtime
144 min
Country
United Kingdom

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