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How I Won the War (1967) was a Comedy - War Film directed by Richard Lester and produced by Richard Lester and Denis O'Dell.

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THE BEATLES FILM BLOGATHON: HOW I WON THE WAR ( 1967 )

By Crystal Kalyana on Jul 7, 2015 From In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood

This is my contribution to the Beatles Film Blogathon, which is hosted by Steve at ‘Movie Movie Blog Blog’. Click here to read the other entries that are being exhibited during this event. Growing up with a family that have always marveled at the likes of the Beatles, I came to apprec... Read full article

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How I Won the War Quotes:

Gripweed: Well, our officer calls me up and he says to me, he says, "Musketeer Gripweed..." He was a tall chap, some would call him weedy. I did. He said to me, and bear in mind that we were some few hundred miles behind enemy lines. He said, "green, green, green," so I did.
Gripweed: And I'm not a thief, really. I've never found anything worth keeping.
Grapple: That's the way to beat the Hun - dig in, then break through with sword and lance.
[slight pause]
Grapple: I think.
Clapper: You married?
Gripweed: No, I play the harmonica.
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John Lennon wrote "Strawberry Fields Forever" while shooting this movie in Spain.
The intended concept of the film was that archival black and white footage of each battle was to be tinted specific colors. The soldiers who died in that battle continue to accompany the unit silently with their uniforms now the color of the battle they died in. However, when the final answer print was sent from the principal lab in England to the labs in Los Angeles subcontracted out to make the release prints, the LA labs assumed that the tinted footage was a mistake, and graded it back to black and white without notifying anyone until the whole batch was struck. The version of the film shown on "Retroplex" from Starz has the battle scenes tinted different colors and the soldiers who die in a battle become that color.
This was the first time John Lennon wore his soon-to-be-trademark granny glasses in public.
John Lennon found the Spanish location quite boring, so Ringo Starr flew out to keep him company.
This was the first time John Lennon wore his soon-to-be-trademark granny glasses in public.
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