Movie
Oh! What a Lovely War
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1969-03-10
- Runtime
- 144 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Music, War
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Paramount Pictures, Accord Productions
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Laurence Olivier as Field Marshal Sir John French
- Vanessa Redgrave as Sylvia Pankhurst
- Maggie Smith as Music Hall Star
- John Mills as Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig
- Corin Redgrave as Bertie Smith
- Maurice Roëves as George Smith
- Ian Holm as President Poincare
- Juliet Mills as Nurse
- Michael Bates as Drunk Lance Corporal
- Edward Fox as Aide to Field-Marshal Haig
- Dirk Bogarde as Stephen
- Jean-Pierre Cassel as French Colonel
Crew
- Richard Attenborough - Director
- Joan Littlewood - Writer
- Len Deighton - Screenplay
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