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Oh! What a Lovely War

Oh! What a Lovely War

The musical shot in the arm!

1969•2h 24m•6.7/10
ComedyMusicWar

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6.7/10(49)

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.

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Production

Paramount Pictures, Accord Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

Field Marshal Sir John French

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

Sylvia Pankhurst

Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith

Music Hall Star

John Mills

John Mills

Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig

Corin Redgrave

Corin Redgrave

Bertie Smith

Maurice Roëves

Maurice Roëves

George Smith

Ian Holm

Ian Holm

President Poincare

Juliet Mills

Juliet Mills

Nurse

Michael Bates

Michael Bates

Drunk Lance Corporal

Edward Fox

Edward Fox

Aide to Field-Marshal Haig

Dirk Bogarde

Dirk Bogarde

Stephen

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Jean-Pierre Cassel

French Colonel

John Clements

John Clements

Gen. von Moltke

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Count Leopold Von Berchtold

Jack Hawkins

Jack Hawkins

Emperor Franz Josef

Kenneth More

Kenneth More

Kaiser Wilhelm II

Michael Redgrave

Michael Redgrave

Gen. Sir Henry Wilson

Ralph Richardson

Ralph Richardson

Sir Edward Grey

Susannah York

Susannah York

Eleanor

Robert Flemyng

Robert Flemyng

Staff Officer in Gassed Trench

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