Oh! What a Lovely War
The musical shot in the arm!
Mar 10, 1969 · 2h 24m · Comedy, Music, War
⭐ 6.7· 49 votes
Director Richard Attenborough
Writer Len Deighton
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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.
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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
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