The closing take of Richard Attenborough's film version of Oh! What a Lovely War which begins on a single war grave, gradually pulling backward to reveal hundreds of identical crosses.
The song's chorus is sung in Oh! What a Lovely War (1969), and several versions can be seen or heard on Youtube.
Oh! What a Lovely War - a cinematic adaptation from 1969 of the stage musical, directed by Richard Attenborough
The musical premiered in the United States on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre on 30 September 1964 and closed on 16 January 1965 after 125 performances.
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It was an ensemble production featuring members of the theatre's regular company, which included Brian Murphy, Victor Spinetti and Glynn Edwards, all of whom played several roles.
Hawkey's photo-realistic cover style is seen in his title sequence for the 1969 film Oh! What a Lovely War.
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As a young actor, Geoffrey Freshwater was engaged in 1972 for a repertory season by Newpalm Productions at the Civic Theatre, Chelmsford, appearing in productions such as Oh, What a Lovely War!.
Throughout the years Hunter Valley Grammar has put on a variety of productions including: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat; Oh, What a Lovely War!; The Wizard of Oz; Hamlet; Moonlight Avenue; Death by Chocolate; Blabbermouth; Friday Knight Fever; A Midsummer Night's Dream; and High School Musical starring Georgia Murray and Bryce Thomas.
In July 1968, she also performed at St. Martin's Theatre with Charles Chilton, Joan Littlewood and Ted Allen in a London Theatre Workshop stage production of Oh, What a Lovely War!.
Oh, What a Lovely War! - a stage musical created in 1963 by Joan Littlewood and her Theatre Workshop
Film roles include: A Night to Remember, The Moon-Spinners, The Spy Who Came In from the Cold, Theatre of Death, Oh! What a Lovely War, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Revenge of the Pink Panther, Carry On Emmannuelle, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace and Batman.
Schultz directed Soulpepper's productions of Death of a Salesman, Twelfth Night, As You Like It, Oh What a Lovely War, The Caretaker, Waiting for Godot, No Man's Land, A Chorus of Disapproval, The Time of Your Life and Angels in America, Parts I and II.
She also appeared in All the Way Home, Oh! What a Lovely War, Caesar and Cleopatra, Tartuffe, The Balcony and The Boor (all at the Goodman Theatre, Chicago); and Curse of the Starving Class at the Tiffany Theatre (in Los Angeles).