Oh! What a Lovely War

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British film film musical film satirical film

Oh! What a Lovely War is a 1969 British satirical musical film about World War I, directed by Richard Attenborough and noted for its blend of period songs, dark humor, and anti-war commentary.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British film → film → musical film → satirical film →
awardReceived	UN Award (BAFTA) →
basedOn	Oh! What a Lovely War (stage musical) → Oh, What a Lovely War! (radio play) →
basedOnWorkAuthor	Charles Chilton →
cinematographyBy	Gerry Turpin →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom →
countryOfSetting	France → United Kingdom NERFINISHED →
director	Richard Attenborough →
distributor	Paramount Pictures →
editedBy	Kevin Connor →
genre	black comedy → musical → satire → war film →
language	English →
mainSubject	World War I →
musicBy	period songs of World War I →
notableFor	blend of dark humor and anti-war commentary → use of World War I popular songs →
placeOfFirstRelease	United Kingdom NERFINISHED →
producer	Richard Attenborough →
productionCompany	Paramount Pictures →
releaseDate	1969-03-10 →
releaseYear	1969 →
runtime	144 minutes →
screenwriter	Charles Chilton → Len Deighton → Ted Allan →
setting	Brighton West Pier →
starring	Dirk Bogarde → Ian Holm → John Gielgud → John Mills → Laurence Olivier → Maggie Smith → Ralph Richardson → Susannah York → Vanessa Redgrave →
theme	anti-war → class conflict → military leadership criticism →
timePeriodOfSetting	World War I →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Oh! What a Lovely War ("Oh! What a Lovely War (stage musical)") → Oh! What a Lovely War ("Oh, What a Lovely War! (radio play)") →	basedOn
Edward Fox → Richard Attenborough →	notableWork
Richard Attenborough →	directed