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Oh! What a Lovely War

Oh! What a Lovely War

Release: 1969-03-10·Runtime: 144m·★ 6.7
ComedyMusicWar

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.

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures
Accord Productions

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Thorley WaltersThorley Waltersas Staff OfficerSusannah YorkSusannah Yorkas EleanorAngus LennieAngus Lennieas Scottish SoldierAnthony MortonAnthony Mortonas Italian Military Attaché (uncredited)Clifford MollisonClifford Mollisonas HecklerMaggie SmithMaggie Smithas Music Hall StarColin FarrellColin Farrellas Harry Arnold SmithMarianne StoneMarianne Stoneas Mill GirlNorman BirdNorman Birdas Training Sgt (uncredited)John OwensJohn Owensas Seamus MooreRuth KettlewellRuth Kettlewellas Duchess Sophie (uncredited)Juliet MillsJuliet Millsas NurseLaurence OlivierLaurence Olivieras Field Marshal Sir John FrenchJohn MillsJohn Millsas Field Marshall Sir Douglas HaigDerek NewarkDerek Newarkas Shooting Gallery ProprietorPhyllis CalvertPhyllis Calvertas Lady Dorothy HaigJohn WoodnuttJohn Woodnuttas British Officer (uncredited)Dirk BogardeDirk Bogardeas StephenGerald SimGerald Simas ChaplainMeriel ForbesMeriel Forbesas Lady Pamela GreyRon PemberRon Pemberas CorporalPippa SteelPippa Steelas Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)Nanette NewmanNanette Newmanas NurseTony VogelTony Vogelas German Soldier (uncredited)Edward FoxEdward Foxas Aide to Field-Marshal HaigChristine NoonanChristine Noonanas Mill Girl (uncredited)Frank ForsythFrank Forsythas President Woodrow Wilson (uncredited)Peter GilmorePeter Gilmoreas Pte BurgessVanessa RedgraveVanessa Redgraveas Sylvia PankhurstRalph RichardsonRalph Richardsonas Sir Edward GreyAngela ThorneAngela Thorneas Elizabeth May 'Betty' SmithDavid LodgeDavid Lodgeas Recruiting Sergeant at Music HallJeremy ChildJeremy Childas Wealthy Young Man (uncredited)Jane SeymourJane Seymouras Chorus Girl (uncredited)Wensley PitheyWensley Pitheyas Archduke Ferdinand (uncredited)Steve PlytasSteve Plytasas Turkish Military Attaché (uncredited)Paddy JoycePaddy Joyceas Irish SoldierJohn Dunn-HillJohn Dunn-Hillas Irish Soldier (uncredited)Michael RedgraveMichael Redgraveas Gen. Sir Henry WilsonNorman JonesNorman Jonesas Scottish SoldierPaul ShelleyPaul Shelleyas Jack Henry SmithPenelope AllenPenelope Allenas Solo Chorus GirlJean-Pierre CasselJean-Pierre Casselas French ColonelPaul HansardPaul Hansardas German Officer (uncredited)Maurice RoëvesMaurice Roëvesas George SmithChristian DoermerChristian Doermeras FritzJoe MeliaJoe Meliaas The PhotographerCharles FarrellCharles Farrellas Policeman (uncredited)Corin RedgraveCorin Redgraveas Bertie SmithRichard DaviesRichard Daviesas Sergeant in Burial Party (uncredited)Stanley LeborStanley Leboras Soldier (uncredited)Carole GrayCarole Grayas Chorus Girl (uncredited)John HusseyJohn Husseyas Soldier on Balcony (uncredited)Anthony AinleyAnthony Ainleyas 3rd AideJack HawkinsJack Hawkinsas Emperor Franz JosefNatasha ParryNatasha Parryas Sir William Robertson's LadyIan HolmIan Holmas President PoincareMichael BatesMichael Batesas Drunk Lance CorporalJohn ClementsJohn Clementsas Gen. von MoltkePia ColomboPia Colomboas Estaminet SingerHarry LockeHarry Lockeas HecklerRobert FlemyngRobert Flemyngas Staff Officer in Gassed TrenchDorothy ReynoldsDorothy Reynoldsas Heckler at Pankhurst SpeechGuy StandevenGuy Standevenas American Officer (uncredited)John GielgudJohn Gielgudas Count Leopold Von BerchtoldPaul DanemanPaul Danemanas Czar Nicholas IIMalcolm McFeeMalcolm McFeeas Frederick Percy 'Freddie' SmithBen HowardBen Howardas Pte GarbettNorman ShelleyNorman Shelleyas Staff Officer in BallroomWendy AllnuttWendy Allnuttas Florence Victoria 'Flo' SmithCecil ParkerCecil Parkeras Sir JohnKenneth MoreKenneth Moreas Kaiser Wilhelm IIGuy MiddletonGuy Middletonas Gen. Sir William RobertsonIsabel DeanIsabel Deanas Sir John French's LadyVincent BallVincent Ballas Australian Soldier