UK,
1969, 144 min
Directed by:
Richard AttenboroughScreenplay:
Len DeightonCinematography:
Gerry TurpinComposer:
Alfred RalstonCast:
Corin Redgrave, Maurice Roëves, Vincent Ball, Robert Flemyng, Ian Holm, Nanette Newman, Cecil Parker, Natasha Parry, Thorley Walters, Edward Fox, Carole Gray (more)VOD (1)
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Based on Joan Littlewood's 1963 stage play, the film reimagines the tragic conflagration of World War I as a macabre amusement park in which ghastly images of war's futility--such as generals playing leapfrog on the battlefield while their soldiers die around them--are set to farcical musical numbers like "The Bells of Hell" and "Hanging on the Old Barbed Wire." (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1970 - Laurence Olivier (Best Supporting Actor)
- 1970 - Gerry Turpin (Best Cinematography)
- 1970 - Best Costume Design
- 1970 - Best Production Design
- 1970 - Best Soundtrack
- 1970 - United Nations Award
- 1970 - Best Film
- 1970 - Richard Attenborough (Best Director)
- 1970 - Mary Wimbush (Best Supporting Actress)
- 1970 - Best Editing
Golden Globes
- 1970 - Best English-Language Foreign Motion Picture
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1969 - Best Film
- 1969 - Richard Attenborough (Best Director)