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Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came (also known as War Games, Old Soldiers Never) is a 1970 American drama-comedy film directed by Hy Averback, produced by Fred Engel, and starring Brian Keith, Don Ameche, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine, Suzanne Pleshette, Ivan Dixon, and Pamela Britton.
Mar 5, 1971 · A 1970 movie about a Civil War reenactment that goes wrong and causes chaos in a small town. Starring Brian Keith, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine and Suzanne Pleshette, directed by Hy Averback.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Hy Averback
- 1971-03-05
Jan 12, 2020 · The most common version, “Suppose they gave a war and nobody came,” was used as a slogan on posters that were sold in Hippie shops in the late Sixties (like the blacklight poster shown at left). It was also used as the title of a comedy movie in 1970 , giving it even broader recognition.
Things come to a head when the town sheriff (Ernest Borgnine) arrests Nace's buddy, Sgt. Gambroni (Tony Curtis). Jeopardizing his career, Nate borrows a tank in order to...
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- Hy Averback
- PG
- Brian Keith
Together with Billy Joe Davis (the town's leading citizen, a bigot, and the leader of a right-wing militia) they arrange the social event. On the night of the dance, Gambroni persuades Ramona, a bar girl and the town's loveliest citizen, to join him in the back seat of a parked car.
A comedy about a war between soldiers and civilians in a Southern town. Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine and Brian Keith star in this 1970 film directed by Hy Averback.
This large offset lithograph features an oft used anti-war slogan. The Vietnam War (a Proxy War) was highly protested, and this phrase highlights a poignant idea. What would happen if...