Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
The ever popular war games. With songs, battles & a few jokes.
The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the five boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare.
- Date of release
- 1969-03-10
- TMDB
- 6.6 / 10 (54)
- Runtime
- 2h 24m
- Genres
- Comedy, Music, War
- Director
- Richard Attenborough
Casting
- Laurence Olivier — Field Marshal Sir John French
- Vanessa Redgrave — Sylvia Pankhurst
- Maggie Smith — Music Hall Star
- John Mills — Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig
- Corin Redgrave — Bertie Smith
- Maurice Roëves — George Smith
- Ian Holm — President Poincare
- Juliet Mills — Nurse
- Michael Bates — Drunk Lance Corporal
- Edward Fox — Aide to Field-Marshal Haig
- Dirk Bogarde — Stephen
- Jean-Pierre Cassel — French Colonel
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