Cómo yo gané la guerra
Director:
Richard LesterGuión:
Charles WoodCámara:
David WatkinMúsica:
Ken ThorneReparto:
Michael Crawford, John Lennon, Jack MacGowran, Lee Montague, Michael Hordern, Jack Hedley, Karl Michael Vogler, Ronald Lacey, Alexander Knox, Robert Hardy (más)Sinopsis(1)
El teniente Goodbody intenta suplir su falta de experiencia con un entusiamo desbordante. Por eso, cuando le ordenan que construya un campo de criquet en un desierto norteafricano, cien kilómetros detrás de las líneas enemigas, no se lo piensa dos veces y empieza a cumplir su misión incluso si la mayoría de sus hombres tienen que perecer en el intento. Pero, abandonado por sus superiores, traicionado por sus inferiores y, finalmente, capturado por los nazis, Goodboy va a necesitar algo más que su irrefrenable optimismo para salir de esta... algo como un ¡increíble golpe de suerte! (MGM Distribution Co.)
(más)Reseñas (2)
I acknowledge that in this case I am not entirely objective and perhaps I could give an extra star. However, the rating is directly proportional to the disappointment that this film brought me. I discovered the novel of the same name at the age of 14, read it in one breath, and in the following months, I succumbed to uncontrollable fits of laughter in completely inappropriate situations. Švejk doesn't even come close to this war satire full of dry British humor... However, from the film version, that corrosive, sarcastic humor completely disappeared and what remained was an anti-war propaganda full of strange allegories, poorly edited. Not even the famous Lennon helped with that. Overall impression: 25%.
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It’s quite the mess. My much-loved book turned into a muddled film, which has its bright (funny and chilling) moments, but as a whole doesn't particularly impress. However, it's true that this is exactly how I pictured Lieutenant Goodbody. The idea of "colored" soldiers was good, whilst the repeated quoting of Lawrence of Arabia during the desert scenes was not good. Three stars.
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