Oh! What a Lovely War is an every-man-for-himself adaptation of Charles Chilton's 1963 play, as staged in London by Joan Littlewood. The tragedy of World War I is redefined in bawdy music-hall terms, beginning with a verbal free-for-all involving the Crowned Heads of Europe. The war is presented as the "new attraction" at the Brighton Amusement Pier, complete with syrupy cheer-up songs, shooting galleries, free prizes and a scoreboard toting up the dead. Throughout the proceedings, the camera concentrates on a middle-class ...
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Oh! What a Lovely War is an every-man-for-himself adaptation of Charles Chilton's 1963 play, as staged in London by Joan Littlewood. The tragedy of World War I is redefined in bawdy music-hall terms, beginning with a verbal free-for-all involving the Crowned Heads of Europe. The war is presented as the "new attraction" at the Brighton Amusement Pier, complete with syrupy cheer-up songs, shooting galleries, free prizes and a scoreboard toting up the dead. Throughout the proceedings, the camera concentrates on a middle-class family, whose five sons end up as cannon fodder. The final image is a veddy proper British picnic on a graveyard. Of the many fleeting satiric images parading past the camera, one of the most indelible is the sight of several generals playing leapfrog as the world all around them goes to hell in a handbasket. The awesome all-star cast includes Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson, Maggie Smith, John Gielgud, Michael Redgrave, Jack Hawkins, John Mills, Susannah York, Dirk Bogarde and Phyllis Calvert. We haven't seen this many Englishmen in one place since the last Wimbledon match. The whole affair was supervised by Richard Attenborough, making his directorial debut (a question: why was he up to the challenge of this musical extravaganza, yet seemed helpless in the face of 1985's A Chorus Line?). Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Fair. All our items include the original disc(s) in the original case. Any digital codes that may be included are not guaranteed to work. Your purchase funds free job training and education in the greater Seattle area. Thank you for supporting Goodwill's nonprofit mission!
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Paul Shelley, Colin Farrell, Malcolm McFee, John Rae, Maurice Roëves, Corin Redgrave, Kim Smith, Angela Thorne, Mary Wimbush... Good. 1969 Run time: 144. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Paul Shelley, Colin Farrell, Malcolm McFee, John Rae, Maurice Roëves, Corin Redgrave, Kim Smith, Angela Thorne, Mary Wimbush... Very good. 1969 Run time: 144. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Paul Shelley, Colin Farrell, Malcolm McFee, John Rae, Maurice Roëves, Corin Redgrave, Kim Smith, Angela Thorne, Mary Wimbush... Good. 1969 Run time: 144. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Mary Wimbush, Angela Thorne, Kim Smith, Paul Shelley, Corin Redgrave, Maurice Roëves, John Rae, Malcolm McFee, Colin Farrell... Good. 1969 Run time: 144. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Paul Shelley, Colin Farrell, Malcolm McFee, John Rae, Maurice Roëves, Corin Redgrave, Kim Smith, Angela Thorne, Mary Wimbush... Very good. 1969 Run time: 144. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Wendy Allnutt, Corin Redgrave, Maurice Roëves, Malcolm McFee, John Rae. Good. Run time: 138. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day.
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Wendy Allnutt, Corin Redgrave, Maurice Roëves, Malcolm McFee, John Rae. Run time: 138. The bottom corner of the back cover has been removed. Otherwise good clean condition. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day.
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Wendy Allnutt, Corin Redgrave, Maurice Roëves, Malcolm McFee, John Rae, Paul Shelley, Angela Thorne, Kim Smith. Good. 1969 Run time: 138. NOT ex-library. Disc(s) present in box with original artwork. Quick dispatch from UK seller.
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Wendy Allnutt, Corin Redgrave, Maurice Roëves, Malcolm McFee, John Rae, Paul Shelley, Angela Thorne, Kim Smith. Good. 1969 Run time: 138. Ex-library, usual markings. Disc(s) present in box with original artwork. Quick dispatch from UK seller.
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