Oh! What a Lovely War

1969

G

2h 18m

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Comedy
Music
War

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.

Writers

Joan Littlewood(musical by)
Len Deighton(screenplay by)
Joan Littlewood(writer by)
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Laurence Olivier
Field Marshal Sir John French
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Vanessa Redgrave
Sylvia Pankhurst
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Maggie Smith
Music Hall Star
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John Mills
Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig
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Corin Redgrave
Bertie Smith
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Maurice Roëves
George Smith
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Ian Holm
President Poincare
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Michael Bates
Drunk Lance Corporal
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Edward Fox
Aide to Field-Marshal Haig
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Jean-Pierre Cassel
French Colonel
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John Clements
Gen. von Moltke
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John Gielgud
Count Leopold Von Berchtold
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Jack Hawkins
Emperor Franz Josef
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Kenneth More
Kaiser Wilhelm II
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Michael Redgrave
Gen. Sir Henry Wilson
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Ralph Richardson
Sir Edward Grey

Writers

Joan Littlewood(musical by)
Len Deighton(screenplay by)
Joan Littlewood(writer by)

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Release date

March 10, 1969 (United States)

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Languages

English
French
German

Production companies

Paramount Pictures
Accord Productions

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