"There's been some marvelous advances in surgery, thanks to war!"
An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.
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The film's tagline is: ""There's been some marvelous advances in surgery, thanks to war!""
The runtime is 109 minutes (1h 49m).
The film was directed by Richard Lester.
The screenplay was written by Charles Wood.
The score was composed by Ken Thorne.
Cinematography was handled by David Watkin.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0061789.
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Average
38 votes
How I Won the War
Released
NR
English
United Kingdom
