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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 · Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came: Directed by Hy Averback. With Brian Keith, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine, Ivan Dixon. Tensions grow between the small army base and people from the nearby town.
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...
- Comedy, Drama
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.
War is brewing between the soldiers at an otherwise quiet army base and the civilians of a nearby Southern town. Brian Keith is an officer who tries to keep the peace. However, peace is hard to come by with Ernest Borgnine as a stereotypical dumb hick sheriff who's quick to call in the local militia.
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came is a 1970 American drama-comedy film directed by Hy Averback, produced by Fred Engel, and starring Brian Keith, Don Ameche, Tony...
