Previously unseen photographs of John Lennon fooling around on the set of 1966 war film
A set of previously unseen photographs of John Lennon smiling and playing up to the camera on the set of a film he starred in 50 years ago are expected to sell for £30,000 when they go up for auction. The set of 200 candid images - 190 of which have never been published - show the usually intense Beatle having fun on the set of the 1967 black comedy movie 'How I Won the War'.
Although the World War Two film was not well-received by critics, the then 26-year-old seemed to have made the most of his time in Almeria, Northern Spain. In some of the pictures a windswept Lennon can be seen wearing his trademark round glasses as he stands at wicket keeper during an impromptu game of cricket during a break in filming.
Dressed in army fatigues and sporting a unruly hair cut, the Liverpudlian stands ready behind rudimentary stumps hastily made from a wooden box. The legendary songwriter is also caught on camera laughing hysterically as he queue-jumps at the canteen.
The peace campaigner also looked comfortable wielding a big gun in the turret of a tank and in another picture he appears to have picked up the '1,000 yard' stare of a seasoned veteran. 'How I Won the War' was released amidst the condemnation of the Vietnam war also starred 'Some Mothers Do Have 'Em' star Michael Crawford, Roy Kinnear, and Jack MacGowran - who played alcoholic detective Burke Dennings in the Exorcist.
By: Keiligh Baker
Source: Daily Mail
