UW Cinematheque: Remembering 'The Great War'

Cast: Michael Crawford, John Lennon, Roy Kinnear
In a rare dramatic role, Lennon plays a Cockney soldier in Lester’s surreal and satirical attack on the lunacy of war. The loose and episodic story mainly serves to contrast the self-serving reminiscences of a conceited war veteran (Lester regular Crawford) with his actual, bumbling experiences. Preceded by Charles Chaplin in SHOULDER ARMS (USA, 1918, 35mm, 45 min.).