How I Won the War

1967 film directed by Richard Lester
Movie film Q117090
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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 (156 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

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

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Authorship and Creation

How I Won the War was produced by Richard Lester[28]. It was directed by Richard Lester[4]. Patrick Ryan wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Michael Crawford[11], John Lennon[12], Roy Kinnear[13], Jack MacGowran[14], Michael Hordern[15], and Lee Montague[16].

Publication

How I Won the War was published on January 1, 1967[29]. The original language of it was English[30]. Genres include drama film[7], black comedy film[8], and comedy film[9]. It was distributed by video on demand[31].

Subject and Themes

How I Won the War's main subject is World War II[32].

Reception

Reviews include 5.7/10[33] and 44%[34].

Why It Matters

How I Won the War ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (156 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 61789
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 61789, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269964|batch #269964]]"
  2. 11d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id 6536
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 6536, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  3. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +1967-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Patrick Ryan
    Duration {'amount': '+106'}
    Original language of film or tv show English
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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