How I Won the War

This darkly comic World War II satire from director Richard Lester ("A Hard Day's Night") centers on a bumbling British officer and the misfit soldiers under his command. On a mission to set up a cricket pitch behind enemy lines in Africa, the inept Lt. Goodbody (Michael Crawford) earns the disrespect of Musketeer Gripweed (John Lennon) and the rest of his men, particularly after his incompetence begins causing them to drop like flies. With Roy Kinnear, Lee Montague, Michael Hordern. 111 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English.