Maggie Smith in OH! WHAT A LOVELY WAR (1969 musical film)

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

THE FILM:

OH! WHAT A LOVELY WAR (1969)
Directed by Richard Attenborough
Written by Charles Chilton
based on Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop production by Charles Chilton and the members of the original cast
After a stage treatment by Ted Allan
With Corin Redgrave, Michael Redgrave, Ian Holm, Gerald Sim, Dirk Bogarde, John Gielgud, Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson, Susannah York and Maggie Smith
2 hours 24 mins.
Available to rent on Amazon, Apple TV, Fandango at Home, Microsoft, and to stream on Hoopla and a Internet Archive at archive.org/details/oh-what-a-lovely-war

THE BOOK AND LYRICS:

OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR
By Theatre Workshop, Charles Chilton and members of the original cast
First performed in 1963
drive.google.com/file/d/1bA5DWnGLwLaLQMFaR1QcTewxOnF-PM0g/view?usp=sharing