Oh! What a Lovely War

1969 British musical film directed by Richard Attenborough
Movie film Q2545565
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Oh! What a Lovely War

Summary

Oh! What a Lovely War is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (335 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Oh! What a Lovely War's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Oh! What a Lovely War's director is recorded as Richard Attenborough[4].
  • Oh! What a Lovely War's screenwriter is recorded as Len Deighton[5].
  • Oh! What a Lovely War's genre is recorded as musical film[6].
  • Oh! What a Lovely War's genre is recorded as anti-war film[7].
  • Oh! What a Lovely War's genre is recorded as satirical film[8].
  • Oh! What a Lovely War's based on is recorded as Oh, What a Lovely War![9].
  • Oh! What a Lovely War's cast member is recorded as Dirk Bogarde[10].
  • Oh! What a Lovely War's cast member is recorded as Jean-Pierre Cassel[11].
  • Oh! What a Lovely War's cast member is recorded as John Gielgud[12].
  • Oh! What a Lovely War's cast member is recorded as Jack Hawkins[13].
  • Oh! What a Lovely War's cast member is recorded as Kenneth More[14].
  • Oh! What a Lovely War's cast member is recorded as Laurence Olivier[15].
  • Oh! What a Lovely War's cast member is recorded as Michael Redgrave[16].
  • Oh! What a Lovely War's cast member is recorded as Vanessa Redgrave[17].
  • Oh! What a Lovely War's cast member is recorded as Ralph Richardson[18].
  • Oh! What a Lovely War's cast member is recorded as Maggie Smith[19].
  • Oh! What a Lovely War's cast member is recorded as Susannah York[20].
  • Oh! What a Lovely War's cast member is recorded as John Mills[21].
  • Oh! What a Lovely War's cast member is recorded as Ian Holm[22].
  • Oh! What a Lovely War's cast member is recorded as Peter Gilmore[23].
  • Oh! What a Lovely War's cast member is recorded as Phyllis Calvert[24].
  • Oh! What a Lovely War's cast member is recorded as John Clements[25].
  • Oh! What a Lovely War's cast member is recorded as Cecil Parker[26].
  • Oh! What a Lovely War's cast member is recorded as Colin Farrell[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Oh! What a Lovely War's producer is recorded as Brian Duffy[28]. Its director is recorded as Richard Attenborough[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Len Deighton[5]. Cast members include Dirk Bogarde[10], Jean-Pierre Cassel[11], John Gielgud[12], Jack Hawkins[13], Kenneth More[14], and Laurence Olivier[15].

Publication

Oh! What a Lovely War's publication date is recorded as +1969-01-01T00:00:00Z[29]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[30]. Genres include musical film[6], anti-war film[7], and satirical film[8].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include World War I[31] and war[32].

Why It Matters

Oh! What a Lovely War ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (335 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . bfi.org.uk. Retrieved . bfi.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . bfi.org.uk. Retrieved . bfi.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . bfi.org.uk. Retrieved . bfi.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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