Oh! What a Lovely War
Turkish title: Oh! Bu Ne Güzel Savaş!
“The ever popular war games. With songs, battles & a few jokes.”
1969 · 2 h 24 min
Directed by 
Richard Attenborough
Richard AttenboroughCast
Dirk Bogarde Laurence Olivier John Mills
Credits
Written by: Charles Chilton
Plot
A satirical musical of the First World War, staged on Brighton pier, using the songs of the time.
Sinekatalog’s take
Richard Attenborough's directorial debut stages the First World War as a bitter musical revue on Brighton pier. With a huge British cast and period songs, it is a clever, savage and moving anti-war spectacle.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (3,587 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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