How I Won the War 56 years old

"There's been some marvelous advances in surgery, thanks to war!"

How I Won the War

An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.

Credits

How I Won the War Cast

Name Character
John Lennon He was 27, 40 years old when he died as Gripweed
Ronald Lacey He was 32, 55 years old when he died as Spool
Peter Graves He was 41, 83 years old when he died as Staff Officer
Karl Michael Vogler He was 39, 80 years old when he died as Odlebog
Jack Hedley He was 36, now 93 years old as Melancholy Musketeer
Lee Montague He was 40, now 96 years old as Transom
Sheila Hancock She was 34, now 91 years old as Mrs. Clapper's Friend
Pauline Taylor as Woman in Desert
Michael Hordern He was 56, 83 years old when he died as Grapple
Roy Kinnear He was 33, 54 years old when he died as Clapper
Jack May He was 45, 75 years old when he died as Toby
James Cossins He was 33, 63 years old when he died as Drogue
Richard Pearson as Old Man at Alamein
Dandy Nichols She was 60, 78 years old when she died as 1st Old Lady
Jack MacGowran He was 49, 54 years old when he died as Juniper
Kenneth Colley He was 29, now 86 years old as 2nd Replacement
Robert Hardy He was 41, 91 years old when he died as British General
Norman Chappell He was 41, 57 years old when he died as Henry Bridgehouse, soldier at Alamein
Ewan Hooper He was 32, now 88 years old as Dooley
Paul Daneman He was 41, 75 years old when he died as Skipper
Bryan Pringle He was 32, 67 years old when he died as Reporter
Gretchen Franklin She was 56, 94 years old when she died as 2nd Old Lady
Alexander Knox He was 60, 88 years old when he died as American General
John Junkin He was 37, 76 years old when he died as Large Child
John Ronane He was 33, 85 years old when he died as Operator
John Trenaman as Driver
Michael Crawford He was 25, now 82 years old as Goodbody

How I Won the War Crew

Name Department
Richard Lester as Director. He was 35 (now 92) years old Directing
David Watkin as Director of Photography. He was 42 (82) years old when He died Camera
John Victor-Smith as Editor. Editing
Charles Wood as Screenplay. He was 50 (1) years old when He died Writing
How I Won the War poster
How I Won the War (56 years)

"There's been some marvelous advances in surgery, thanks to war!"

  • Release day: Wednesday, October 18, 1967
  • Runtime: 109 minutes