How I Won the War
October 18, 1967
Overview
An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.
Cast and crew
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Richard Lester
Director
Michael Crawford
Goodbody
John Lennon
Gripweed
Roy Kinnear
Clapper
Lee Montague
Transom
Jack MacGowran
Juniper
Michael Hordern
Grapple
Jack Hedley
Melancholy Musketeer
Ronald Lacey
Spool
James Cossins
Drogue
Ewan Hooper
Dooley
Karl Michael Vogler
Odlebog
Alexander Knox
American General
Robert Hardy
British General
Sheila Hancock
Mrs. Clapper's Friend
MD
Mick Dillon
1st Replacement
Kenneth Colley
2nd Replacement
Charles Dyer
Happy Trousered Man
Dandy Nichols
1st Old Lady
Gretchen Franklin
2nd Old Lady
Richard Pearson
Old Man at Alamein
NC
Norman Chappell
Henry Bridgehouse
Jack May
Toby
Bryan Pringle
Reporter
Peter Graves
Staff Officer
Paul Daneman
Skipper
BD
Bill Dysart
Paratrooper
Pauline Taylor
Woman in Desert
John Ronane
Operator
FC
Fanny Carby
Mrs Clapper
John Junkin
Large Child
JT
John Trenaman
Driver
Norman Mitchell
Butcher