---
title: 'How I Won the War (1967)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Richard Lester'
released: '1967-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 106
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/how-i-won-the-war-1967'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061789/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# How I Won the War (1967)

1967 · 106 min · Drama, Comedy · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

How I Won the War is a 1967 British black comedy film directed and produced by Richard Lester and starring Michael Crawford, Jack MacGowran, Roy Kinnear, Lee Montague, and John Lennon in his only non-musical acting role. The screenplay was by Charles Wood based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Patrick Ryan.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Richard Lester](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-lester)
- **Producer:** [Richard Lester](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-lester)
- **Screenplay:** [Patrick Ryan](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-ryan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ken Thorne](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-thorne)
- **Director of Photography:** [David Watkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-watkin)
- **Editor:** [John Victor Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-victor-smith)

## Cast

- [Alexander Knox](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-knox)
- [Lee Montague](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-montague)
- [Kenneth Colley](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenneth-colley)
- [John Lennon](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-lennon)
- [Michael Crawford](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-crawford)
- [Roy Kinnear](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-kinnear)
- [James Cossins](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-cossins)
- [Charles Dyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-dyer)
- [Michael Hordern](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-hordern)
- [Peter Graves](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-graves)
- [Ronald Lacey](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-lacey)
- [Sheila Hancock](https://cinepixo.com/people/sheila-hancock)
- [Jack May](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-may)
- [Paul Daneman](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-daneman)
- [Jack MacGowran](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-macgowran)

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