How I Won the War (1967)

5.7/10 • 109 min • Comedy War

Overview

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

Cast

Michael Crawford

Goodbody

John Lennon

Gripweed

Roy Kinnear

Clapper

Lee Montague

Transom

Jack MacGowran

Juniper

Michael Hordern

Grapple

Jack Hedley

Melancholy Musketeer

Ronald Lacey

Spool

James Cossins

Drogue

Ewan Hooper

Dooley

Karl Michael Vogler

Odlebog

Alexander Knox

American General

Robert Hardy

British General

Sheila Hancock

Mrs. Clapper's Friend

Kenneth Colley

2nd Replacement

Charles Dyer

Happy Trousered Man

Dandy Nichols

1st Old Lady

Gretchen Franklin

2nd Old Lady

Richard Pearson

Old Man at Alamein

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