{"product_id":"oh-what-a-lovely-war-limited-edition-blu-ray-masters-of-cinema","title":"Oh! What a Lovely War (Limited Edition) [Blu-ray] (Masters of Cinema)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHaving begun his career as an actor celebrated for his performances in the likes of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBrighton Rock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Great Escape\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSéance on a Wet Afternoon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRichard Attenborough\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e made his directorial debut in 1969 with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eOh! What a Lovely War\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a satirical history of World War I told through the British music hall tradition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdapted from Joan Littlewood’s 1963 stage musical of the same name (itself a reworking of Charles Chilton’s 1961 radio play \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Long Long Trail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOh! What a Lovely War\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e restages the events of the Great War. As the film traces the progression of the conflict from the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand in 1914 to the Armistice of November 1918, it intertwines the fortunes of the everyman Smith family with performances of popular wartime music, from the recruitment song “I’ll Make a Man of You” to the airmen’s anthem “The Bells of Hell Go Ting-a-ling-a-ling.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeaturing a who’s who of British acting talent from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDirk Bogarde\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMichael Redgrave\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMaggie Smith\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Attenborough’s first film as director earned him a raft of BAFTA nominations and set him on the path to making \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Bridge Too Far\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGandhi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eChaplin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMasters of Cinema\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Series is honoured to present \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOh! What a Lovely War\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on Blu-ray for the first time anywhere in the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eureka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52681512485147,"sku":"5060000706284","price":49.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0881\/2504\/7067\/files\/Oh_What_a_Lovely_War_BD.jpg?v=1785127424","url":"https:\/\/dvdhub.com.au\/products\/oh-what-a-lovely-war-limited-edition-blu-ray-masters-of-cinema","provider":"DVD Hub","version":"1.0","type":"link"}