Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came - Wikipedia Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came 1970 theatrical poster Directed by Hy Averback Produced by Fred Engel Written by Hal Captain Don McGuire Starring Brian Keith Ernest Borgnine Suzanne Pleshette Tony Curtis Music by Jerry Fielding Cinematography Burnett Guffey Edited by John F. Burnett Distributed by Cinerama Releasing Corporation Release date September 11, 1970 ( 1970 - 09 - 11 ) Running time 113 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $3,600,000 Box office $1,080,000 Suppose They Gave A War and Nobody Came ( also known as War Games, Old Soldiers Never ) is a 1970 feature film. The plot is a mixture of comic and dramatic elements and concerns the reactions of a number of World War II veterans to the contemporary US Army. Directed by Hy Averback and produced by Fred Engel, the film 's cast includes Brian Keith, Don Ameche, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine, Suzanne Pleshette, Ivan Dixon and Pamela Britton. The title is derived from an American anti-war slogan from the hippie subculture during the Vietnam War era, popularized by Charlotte E. Keyes in her 1966 article for McCall 's magazine titled `` Suppose They Gave a War and No One Came ''. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Reception 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Plot Col. Flanders commands a U.S. Army base in the South. To improve relations with the locals, he decides to throw a community dance. He gives the assignment to Warrant Officer Nace, sergeants Gambroni and Jones and a captain, Myerson. A bigot named Billy Joe Davis is a big man in town, backed by Harve, a redneck sheriff. Harve considers a pretty barfly, Ramona, to be his girl, so when he catches her and Gambroni together, he has the sergeant placed under arrest for lewd conduct in public. Nace is drunk and of no help. Jones, who is black, is refused a loan by Kruft, a banker in town, so in anger he decides to spring Gambroni from jail. Billy Joe retaliates by calling in his armed militia, so Nace steals a tank from the base and fights back. Harve takes three of the soldiers as his prisoners. Nace and Jones ( in the tank ) manage to arrive at the town where they wreak havoc by running over the stone statue of a Confederate war hero and ram - crash into the local jail enabling Gambroni to break out. By the time the dust settles, Col. Flanders and his men have arrived in town to save the day. The town mayor fires the sheriff for abuse of authority and the military pledge to repair the damage caused by the tank. Cast Brian Keith as Nace Tony Curtis as Gambroni Ernest Borgnine as Sheriff Harve Ivan Dixon as Sgt. Jones Suzanne Pleshette as Ramona Tom Ewell as Billy Joe Bradford Dillman as Capt. Myerson Arthur O'Connell as Kruft Maxine Stuart as Zelda Pamela Britton as Sgt. Graham Don Ameche as Col. Flanders Robert Emhardt as Lester Calhoun Christopher Mitchum as Alturi Grady Sutton as Rev. Dinwood Reception The movie earned rentals of $630,000 in North America and $450,000 in other countries, recording an overall loss of $4,160,000. See also List of American films of 1970 References ^ Jump up to : `` ABC 's 5 Years of Film Production Profits & Losses '', Variety, May 31, 1973 p 3 Jump up ^ Allan, Kenneth. ( 2006 ). Contemporary Social and Sociological Theory : Visualizing Social Worlds. Pine Forge Press : Thousand Oaks, California. pgs 348 - 349 Jump up ^ `` Suppose They Gave a War and No One Came ''. McCall 's. October 1966. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 22. External links Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came on IMDb Suppose They Gave A War and Nobody Came - BFI Database entry. Charlotte E. Keyes, `` ' Suppose They Gave a War and No One Came ' '' ( McCall 's, October 1966 ) This article about a comedy - drama film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Suppose_They_Gave_a_War_and_Nobody_Came&oldid=803012802 '' Categories : 1970 films English - language films 1960s comedy - drama films American films American comedy - drama films American independent films Films directed by Hy Averback Military humor in film Films about American military personnel ABC Motion Pictures films Comedy - drama film stubs Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 29 September 2017, at 22 : 30. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who said what if they gave a war and nobody came
Answer: Charlotte E. Keyes