How I Won the War

How I Won the War

109 mins | Comedy, War | Oct. 18, 1967

An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.

How I Won the War

109 mins | Comedy, War | Oct. 18, 1967

How I Won the War
An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.
IMDb rating 5.5
Producers Petersham Pictures
Original title How I Won the War
Directors Phyllis Crocker, Richard Lester, José López Rodero
Writers Charles Wood

Cast

Michael Crawford

as Goodbody

John Lennon

as Gripweed

Roy Kinnear

as Clapper

Lee Montague

as Transom

Jack MacGowran

as Juniper

Michael Hordern

as Grapple

Jack Hedley

as Melancholy Musketeer

Ronald Lacey

as Spool

James Cossins

as Drogue

Ewan Hooper

as Dooley

Karl Michael Vogler

as Odlebog

Alexander Knox

as American General

Robert Hardy

as British General

Sheila Hancock

as Mrs. Clapper's Friend

Mick Dillon

as 1st Replacement

Kenneth Colley

as 2nd Replacement

Charles Dyer

as Happy Trousered Man

Dandy Nichols

as 1st Old Lady

Gretchen Franklin

as 2nd Old Lady

Richard Pearson

as Old Man at Alamein

Norman Chappell

as Henry Bridgehouse, soldier at Alamein

Jack May

as Toby

Bryan Pringle

as Reporter

Peter Graves

as Staff Officer

Paul Daneman

as Skipper

Bill Dysart

as Paratrooper

Pauline Taylor

as Woman in Desert

John Ronane

as Operator

Fanny Carby

as Mrs Clapper

John Junkin

as Large Child

John Trenaman

as Driver

Norman Mitchell

as Butcher