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Oh! What a Lovely War

The ever popular war games. With songs, battles & a few jokes.

  • Movie
  • 1969
  • G
  • 2h 24m

Directed by Richard Attenborough

6.7

TMDB audience rating
6.7 out of 10 from 55 votes

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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 and crew

  • Laurence Olivier

    Laurence OlivierField Marshal Sir John French

  • Vanessa Redgrave

    Vanessa RedgraveSylvia Pankhurst

  • Maggie Smith

    Maggie SmithMusic Hall Star

  • John Mills

    John MillsField Marshall Sir Douglas Haig

  • Corin Redgrave

    Corin RedgraveBertie Smith

  • Maurice Roëves

    Maurice RoëvesGeorge Smith

  • Ian Holm

    Ian HolmPresident Poincare

  • Juliet Mills

    Juliet MillsNurse

  • Michael Bates

    Michael BatesDrunk Lance Corporal

  • Edward Fox

    Edward FoxAide to Field-Marshal Haig

  • Dirk Bogarde

    Dirk BogardeStephen

  • Jean-Pierre Cassel

    Jean-Pierre CasselFrench Colonel

  • John Clements

    John ClementsGen. von Moltke

  • John Gielgud

    John GielgudCount Leopold Von Berchtold

  • Jack Hawkins

    Jack HawkinsEmperor Franz Josef

  • Kenneth More

    Kenneth MoreKaiser Wilhelm II

  • Michael Redgrave

    Michael RedgraveGen. Sir Henry Wilson

  • Ralph Richardson

    Ralph RichardsonSir Edward Grey

Director
Richard Attenborough
Writer
Len Deighton and Joan Littlewood
Cinematography
Gerry Turpin