How I Won The War - 1967 by United Artists. Ron attempts to discover if Yvonne is having an affair.
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Původně jsem čekal úplně jiný žánr, takže jsem byl dost mile překvapen humorností knížkyI'd watched the movie (against my better judgement) before reading the book.
It highlights the utter absurdity of war and the invariable pointlessness of it on a human level. It is not an easy watch and many people would probably find it hard going. Among the first of the late 60s anti-war films that reflected growing concern over the Vietnam War, How I Won the War takes a cold, dark look at the Good War, World War II. The humour is suitably dark, given the subject matter. Gary tries to create a diversion when the Germans advance by dressing as Hitler. Výborne som sa pobavil na Boji o fľašku, Kriket I-II, Most cez Rýn a celé to zaklincovala poviedka Pomoc nemeckým deťom.Celé jsem to ještě za bolševika (vydalo to, jak jinak, Naše vojsko) přečetl s tím, kde tam poznám Lennona, který hraje Goodbodyho ve filmu (ten tu tehdy neměl šanci běžet).
Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. The film may have made more sense if I'd proceeded in reverse order!
This is a slapstick comedy. Welcome back. Directed by Robin Nash.
Richard Lester and writer Charles Wood (who also wrote HELP!
Was this review helpful to you? The novel represents a far more conservative, structured (though still comic) war memoir, told by a sarcastically naïve and puerile Lieutenant Goodbody in the first person.
Publication date 1967 Topics John Lennon, Richard Lester, Patrick Ryan Language English. The underlying metaphor seems to be Hip-Hop as an army at war with some outside force or itself. 0552076708 Gary and Phoebe join a concert party in Belgium to entertain the troops but the party is accidentally dropped off behind enemy lines. for the Beatles) have crafted a brilliant black comedy that easily stands with Dr Strangelove. 1967 The party is saved but Gary's face is sore having pulled off his Hitler wig and moustache which were stuck on with spirit gum, so he tells Yvonne he caught his head in a door.Gary is trapped in a barn with Rock Justice who was an actor in war films before he joined the army. Read 31 reviews from the world's largest community for readers.
I spent most of this book unable to finish chapters in one sitting because I needed to find someone to tell how much I was enjoying that particular chapter, and I found myself incapable of finishing this book as quickly as I usually do because I didn't want it to end.
Nevertheless, Ryan succeeds in writing a novel that is a welcome relief from decades of Hollywood gung ho self-importance, with only extremely rare dalliance into insight and commentary.
Filled with biting satire and brilliant performances from Michael Crawford, John Lennon, Roy Kinnear, Ronald Lacey, Michael Hordern and, well, the entire cast, HIWTW was perhaps a bit too odd for 1967 audiences who expected perhaps a more madcap adventure, but today it deserves not only a rethink - but a reissue on DVD.
Much better then the film, though it's hard to judge because they're so vastly different. Read 31 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Captured by German soldiers, British officer Ernest Goodbody (Michael Crawford) details his history as a commanding officer. This won't be for everyone. How I Won the War is a 1967 British black comedy film directed and produced by Richard Lester, based on a novel of the same name by Patrick Ryan. If anything annoyed me, it was reading what seemed at times an uncritical depiction of some of the sexual politics of the time. While not as good as Catch 22 (which is damn near impossible to beat), it runs a close second in my opinion as far as WW2 satires are concerned.
Be the first to ask a question about How I Won The War Captured by German soldiers, British officer Ernest Goodbody (Michael Crawford) details his history as a commanding officer. The story unwinds mostly in flashbacks of Lieutenant Goodbody who has lower-class beginnings and education which make him a poor officer who commands one of the worst units of the Army.sitting in back of a truck, smoking, holding a broom
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An inept British World War II commander leads his troops through a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.
Richard Lester's "How I Won the War" could have been titled "How I Made an Anti-War Film" and the irony would have been the same. Ryan holds the absurdities together well, with only one or two lapses into farce.
Gary and Phoebe get stranded in Nazi-occupied Belgium. Originally filmed in December 1968, "The Rock and Roll Circus" was originally intended to be released as a television special.
This won't be for everyone. This film features former Beatle John Lennon and Roy Kinnear as ill-fated enlisted men in under the inept command of Lieutenant Earnest Goodbody.
Lester has no more made an anti-war film, than has Goodbody, his hero, won the war. It highlights the utter absurdity of war and the invariable pointlessness of it on a human level. How I won the war is a very "British" satire, clearly the precursor of Dad's Army and similar satirical denunciations of the absurdity of war.
Gary and Phoebe get stranded in Nazi-occupied Belgium.
Gary needs to create a diversion How I Won the War (1967) [Approved, 1 h 49 min] Comedy, War ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ 5.8/10 (1,403 votes) Michael Crawford, John Lennon, Roy Kinnear, Lee Montague Director: Richard Lester; Writer: Patrick Ryan, Charles Wood.
by Ballantine Books The actual author was english journalist Patrick Ryan (Isle of Wight, 1916 – 1989).
Directed by Richard Lester (Superman III), the film focuses on a fictional British 4th Musketeer regiment from 1942-1945. Goodbody is the personification of blind naive patriotism. This won't be for everyone.
Některé pasáže se táhly, ale jinak supr. Ryan's writing is clean and taut: the epigraphic beginnings of each chapter, taken from the memoirs and writings of senior politicians and WW2 officers, is a constant reminder of the reality of war's farcical naI'd watched the movie (against my better judgement) before reading the book.
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