Good Times, Wonderful Times
Synopsis
Lionel Rogosin's plea for humanity and against war and fascism. For two years, Rogosin traveled to twelve countries to collect footage of war atrocities from their archives. He interspersed these harrowing images with scenes of a London cocktail party's mundane chatter. Good Times, Wonderful Times was released in 1964 at the height of the Vietnam War, and became one of the great anti-war films of the era.
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July 18, 1966
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Lionel Rogosin
- Screenplay & Story
- Lionel Rogosin, James Vaughan, Tadeusz Makarczyński
- Original Score
- Chatur Lal, Ram Narayan
- Original Title
- Good Times, Wonderful Times
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- German, English
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Production Studios
- Rogosin Films
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Lionel Rogosin
Lionel Rogosin, James Vaughan, Tadeusz Makarczyński
Chatur Lal, Ram Narayan
Emil Knabel, Manny Wynn
Brian Smedley-Aston
Lionel Rogosin
Department Leadership Roster
Lionel Rogosin
Director
Lionel Rogosin
Writer
James Vaughan
Writer
Tadeusz Makarczyński
Writer
Lionel Rogosin
Producer
Emil Knabel
Director of Photography
Manny Wynn
Director of Photography
Brian Smedley-Aston
Editor
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What is Good Times, Wonderful Times about?
Lionel Rogosin's plea for humanity and against war and fascism. For two years, Rogosin traveled to twelve countries to collect footage of war atrocities from their archives. He interspersed these harrowing images with scenes of a London cocktail party's mundane chatter. Good Times, Wonderful Times was released in 1964 at the height of the Vietnam War, and became one of the great anti-war films of the era.
Who directed Good Times, Wonderful Times?
Good Times, Wonderful Times was directed by Lionel Rogosin.
Who stars in Good Times, Wonderful Times?
The principal cast of Good Times, Wonderful Times includes Molly Parkin.
When was Good Times, Wonderful Times released and how long is it?
Good Times, Wonderful Times was released in 1966 with a total runtime of 1h 10m.
Who composed the musical score for Good Times, Wonderful Times?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Good Times, Wonderful Times was composed by Chatur Lal, Ram Narayan.