How I Won the War
“"There's been some marvelous advances in surgery, thanks to war!"”
An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.
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Cast
32 people
Michael Crawford
Goodbody
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Roy Kinnear
Clapper
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Lee Montague
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Jack MacGowran
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Michael Hordern
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Jack Hedley
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Ronald Lacey
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James Cossins
Drogue
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Ewan Hooper
Dooley
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Karl Michael Vogler
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Alexander Knox
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Richard Lester Director · Charles Wood Screenplay Patrick Ryan Author
United States release October 23, 1967 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production United Artists Pictures
Production
Petersham Pictures
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · October 18, 1967
Theatrical
United States · October 23, 1967
Theatrical
Germany
November 7, 1967 · Theatrical
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