How I Won the War

How I Won the War

1967 · 109 min · EN · NR · 5.7 (40 votes)
Dir. Richard Lester · Starring Michael Crawford, John Lennon, Roy Kinnear, Lee Montague, Jack MacGowran, Michael Hordern · Music Ken Thorne

“"There's been some marvelous advances in surgery, thanks to war!"”

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An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.

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A darkly comedic and absurdist look at the futility of war. It's a satirical, disillusioned journey through misadventures, questioning the very nature of conflict and heroism with a dry British wit.

absurdistsatiricaldarkly comedicdisillusionedsteadyanti-war satiredark comedyperiod piecewarabsurdityfutilityidentity
world war ii