Oh! What a Lovely War
“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.
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Cast
127 people
Laurence Olivier
Field Marshal Sir John French
Known for
Rebecca
Spartacus
Vanessa Redgrave
Sylvia Pankhurst
Known for
Mission: Impossible
Atonement
Maggie Smith
Music Hall Star
Known for
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Downton Abbey
John Mills
Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig
Known for
Great Expectations
Gandhi
Corin Redgrave
Bertie Smith
Known for
In the Name of the Father
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Maurice Roëves
George Smith
Known for
The Last of the Mohicans
Judge Dredd
Ian Holm
President Poincare
Known for
Ratatouille
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Juliet Mills
Nurse
Known for
Avanti!
Beyond the Door
Michael Bates
Drunk Lance Corporal
Known for
A Clockwork Orange
Frenzy
Edward Fox
Aide to Field-Marshal Haig
Known for
Taboo
Gandhi
Dirk Bogarde
Stephen
Known for
A Bridge Too Far
Death in Venice
Jean-Pierre Cassel
French Colonel
Known for
Asterix at the Olympic Games
Army of Shadows
Richard Attenborough Director · Len Deighton Screenplay Joan Littlewood Writer
United States release October 3, 1969 · Produced in United Kingdom · Languages English, French, German
Production
Accord Productions
Production
Paramount Pictures
Studio · Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · German
Release dates
United Kingdom · March 10, 1969
Theatrical
United States · October 3, 1969
Theatrical
France
November 28, 1969 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 13, 1970 · Theatrical
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