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Oh! What a Lovely War

The musical shot in the arm!

1969 · 2h 18m · G Comedy, Music, War
Directed by Richard Attenborough

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Overview

The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the five boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare.

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79%
Tomatometer
Fresh

It is an elaborately staged tableau, a dazzling use of the camera to achieve essentially theatrical effects. And judged on that basis, Richard Attenborough has given us a breathtaking evening.

Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com
Rotten

An often too-clever, sometimes moving piece.

Chris Petit, Time Out
Rotten

[Attenborough] has chosen to make a big, elaborate, sometimes realistic film whose elephantine physical proportions and often brilliant all-star cast simply overwhelm the material with a surfeit of good intentions.

Vincent Canby, New York Times
Fresh

Dedicated, exhilarating, shrewd, mocking, funny, emotional, witty, poignant and technically brilliant.

Variety Staff, Variety

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