The Great War
La grande guerra
Release: 1959-10-28
·Runtime: 137m
·★ 8.1
Comedy
War
Drama
Italy, 1916. Oreste Jacovacci and Giovanni Busacca are called, as all the Italian youths, to serve the army in the WWI. They both try in every way to avoid serving the army.
Production Countries
France
Italy
Production Companies
gray-film
DDL Cinematografica
Cast
Vittorio Gassman
as Giovanni Busacca
Alberto Sordi
as Oreste Jacovacci
Folco Lulli
as Bordin
Tiberio Mitri
as Mandich
Guido Celano
as Maggiore
Mario Frera
as (uncredited)
Mario Mazza
as (uncredited)
Mario Colli
as (uncredited)
Gian Luigi Polidoro
as (uncredited)
Nicola Arigliano
as Giardino
Silvana Mangano
as Costantina
Romolo Valli
as Tenente Gallina
Mario Feliciani
as (uncredited)
Edda Ferronao
as (uncredited)
Bernard Blier
as Capitano Castelli
Tiberio Murgia
as Rosario Nicotra
Marcello Giorda
as Generale
Geronimo Meynier
as Il Portadoni
Elsa Vazzoler
as Moglie di Bordin
Mario Valdemarin
as Sottotenente Lorenzi
Livio Lorenzon
as Sergente Barriferri
Achille Compagnoni
as Il Cappellano
Ferruccio Amendola
as De Concini
Gérard Herter
as Capitano Austriaco
Vittorio Sanipoli
as Maggiore Venturi
Carlo D'Angelo
as Capitano Ferri
Crew
Mario Monicelli
Director, Screenplay, Story
Agenore Incrocci
Screenplay, Dialogue, Story
Nino Rota
Original Music Composer
Furio Scarpelli
Dialogue, Screenplay, Story
Giuseppe Rotunno
Director of Photography
Dino De Laurentiis
Producer
Mario Garbuglia
Production Design
Danilo Donati
Costume Design
Luciano Vincenzoni
Story, Screenplay
Luigi De Laurentiis
Line Producer