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 (1,159 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

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

Body

Authorship and Creation

Oh! What a Lovely War was produced by Brian Duffy[28]. It was directed by Richard Attenborough[4]. Len Deighton wrote the screenplay for it[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 was released on January 1, 1969[29]. The original language of it was English[30]. Genres include musical film[6], anti-war film[7], and satirical film[8]. It was distributed by video on demand[31].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include World War I[32], war[33], Western Front[34], and trench warfare[35].

Adaptations and Inspiration

After a work by Charles Chilton[36] and Ted Allan[37].

Why It Matters

Oh! What a Lovely War ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,159 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filming location → Brighton, West Pier, Ditchling Beacon +1
    After a work by → Charles Chilton, Ted Allan
    Narrative location → Brighton, Western Front
    Quotes work → Over There, Hanging on the Old Barbed Wire, La Chanson de Craonne +13
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P4633]]: Music Hall Star, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787966400657"
  2. 5w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → World War I, 20th century, 1910s
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2408]]: [[Q36585]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787934680435"
  3. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 6568
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  4. 6w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → World War I, war, Western Front +1
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P921]]: [[Q241059]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787313271227"
  5. 7w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → World War I, 20th century, 1910s
    Main subject → World War I, war, Western Front +1
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P921]]: [[Q152989]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786852962177"
  6. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1969-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Len Deighton
    Duration → {'amount': '+116'}
    Rotten tomatoes id → m/768088795
    + 21 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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