I N T E R O F F I C E   M E M O R A N D U M

 

                                        Date:     30-Jul-1992 11:07am DST

                                        From:     Corinne H. Smith

                                                  CHSMITH

                                        Dept:     Audio Visual Services

                                        Tel No:   (814) 863-3104

 

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Subject: RE: Oh! What a lovely war!

 

According to Leonard Maltin:

 

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969, British, color,  139 minutes

Director: Richard Attenborough

Stars:  Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson,

Michael Redgrave, John Mills, Vanessa Redgrave, Dirk Bogarde,

Susannah York, Maggie Smith, Jack Hawkins, Kenneth More,

Corin Redgrave, Jane Seymour.

Actor Attenborough's directing debut; impressive but

cumbersome series of vignettes on WW1, ranging from

colorful musical numbers of poignant human sidelights.

Adapted from stage show.  Beautifully designed, wildly

cinematic, but too drawn-out to make maximum antiwar impact.