How I Won the War

1967 film directed by Richard Lester
Movie film Q117090
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How I Won the War is a drama film and black comedy film. It is also a film based on a novel and a comedy film.

How I Won the War

Summary

How I Won the War is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (337 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • How I Won the War's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • How I Won the War's director is recorded as Richard Lester[4].
  • How I Won the War's screenwriter is recorded as Patrick Ryan[5].
  • How I Won the War's composer is recorded as Ken Thorne[6].
  • How I Won the War's genre is recorded as drama film[7].
  • How I Won the War's genre is recorded as black comedy film[8].
  • How I Won the War's genre is recorded as film based on a novel[9].
  • How I Won the War's genre is recorded as comedy film[10].
  • How I Won the War's based on is recorded as How I Won the War[11].
  • How I Won the War's cast member is recorded as Michael Crawford[12].
  • How I Won the War's cast member is recorded as John Lennon[13].
  • How I Won the War's cast member is recorded as Roy Kinnear[14].
  • How I Won the War's cast member is recorded as Jack MacGowran[15].
  • How I Won the War's cast member is recorded as Michael Hordern[16].
  • How I Won the War's cast member is recorded as Lee Montague[17].
  • How I Won the War's cast member is recorded as Karl Michael Vogler[18].
  • How I Won the War's cast member is recorded as Robert Hardy[19].
  • How I Won the War's cast member is recorded as Ronald Lacey[20].
  • How I Won the War's cast member is recorded as James Cossins[21].
  • How I Won the War's cast member is recorded as Alexander Knox[22].
  • How I Won the War's cast member is recorded as Charles Dyer[23].
  • How I Won the War's cast member is recorded as Jack Hedley[24].
  • How I Won the War's cast member is recorded as Jack May[25].
  • How I Won the War's cast member is recorded as Kenneth Colley[26].
  • How I Won the War's cast member is recorded as Paul Daneman[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

How I Won the War's producer is recorded as Richard Lester[28]. Its director is recorded as Richard Lester[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Patrick Ryan[5]. Cast members include Michael Crawford[12], John Lennon[13], Roy Kinnear[14], Jack MacGowran[15], Michael Hordern[16], and Lee Montague[17].

Publication

How I Won the War's publication date is recorded as +1967-01-01T00:00:00Z[29]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[30]. Genres include drama film[7], black comedy film[8], film based on a novel[9], and comedy film[10].

Subject and Themes

How I Won the War's main subject is recorded as World War II[31].

Reception

Reviews include 5.7/10[32] and 44%[33].

Why It Matters

How I Won the War ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (337 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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  21. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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