Oh! What a Lovely War

Nan
2h 18m
1969
6.698 /10 (48)

The musical shot in the arm!

Overview

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.

Country : United Kingdom
Languages : English, Français, Deutsch
Released Date: 1969-03-10

Top Billed Cast

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

John Clements

Gen. von Moltke

John Gielgud

Count Leopold Von Berchtold

Jack Hawkins

Emperor Franz Josef

Kenneth More

Kaiser Wilhelm II

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