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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

Laurence OlivierLaurence Olivieras Field Marshal Sir John FrenchSteve PlytasSteve Plytasas Turkish Military Attaché (uncredited)Isabel DeanIsabel Deanas Sir John French's LadyNorman BirdNorman Birdas Training Sgt (uncredited)John WoodnuttJohn Woodnuttas British Officer (uncredited)Wendy AllnuttWendy Allnuttas Florence Victoria 'Flo' SmithDavid LodgeDavid Lodgeas Recruiting Sergeant at Music HallVincent BallVincent Ballas Australian SoldierStanley LeborStanley Leboras Soldier (uncredited)Guy StandevenGuy Standevenas American Officer (uncredited)Michael BatesMichael Batesas Drunk Lance CorporalJohn ClementsJohn Clementsas Gen. von MoltkeGuy MiddletonGuy Middletonas Gen. Sir William RobertsonJoe MeliaJoe Meliaas The PhotographerThorley WaltersThorley Waltersas Staff OfficerJuliet MillsJuliet Millsas NursePaul DanemanPaul Danemanas Czar Nicholas IIRichard DaviesRichard Daviesas Sergeant in Burial Party (uncredited)John Dunn-HillJohn Dunn-Hillas Irish Soldier (uncredited)Norman JonesNorman Jonesas Scottish SoldierPhyllis CalvertPhyllis Calvertas Lady Dorothy HaigRuth KettlewellRuth Kettlewellas Duchess Sophie (uncredited)Pippa SteelPippa Steelas Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)Tony VogelTony Vogelas German Soldier (uncredited)Nanette NewmanNanette Newmanas NurseAnthony AinleyAnthony Ainleyas 3rd AideJeremy ChildJeremy Childas Wealthy Young Man (uncredited)Charles FarrellCharles Farrellas Policeman (uncredited)Paddy JoycePaddy Joyceas Irish SoldierRalph RichardsonRalph Richardsonas Sir Edward GreyAngus LennieAngus Lennieas Scottish SoldierPaul HansardPaul Hansardas German Officer (uncredited)Vanessa RedgraveVanessa Redgraveas Sylvia PankhurstJean-Pierre CasselJean-Pierre Casselas French ColonelCarole GrayCarole Grayas Chorus Girl (uncredited)Edward FoxEdward Foxas Aide to Field-Marshal HaigFrank ForsythFrank Forsythas President Woodrow Wilson (uncredited)Christian DoermerChristian Doermeras FritzJohn MillsJohn Millsas Field Marshall Sir Douglas HaigIan HolmIan Holmas President PoincareBen HowardBen Howardas Pte GarbettPaul ShelleyPaul Shelleyas Jack Henry SmithAnthony MortonAnthony Mortonas Italian Military Attaché (uncredited)Jane SeymourJane Seymouras Chorus Girl (uncredited)Michael WolfMichael Wolfas German Officer (uncredited)Marianne StoneMarianne Stoneas Mill GirlMichael RedgraveMichael Redgraveas Gen. Sir Henry WilsonJack HawkinsJack Hawkinsas Emperor Franz JosefKenneth MoreKenneth Moreas Kaiser Wilhelm IIPeter GilmorePeter Gilmoreas Pte BurgessCorin RedgraveCorin Redgraveas Bertie SmithWensley PitheyWensley Pitheyas Archduke Ferdinand (uncredited)Colin FarrellColin Farrellas Harry Arnold SmithPia ColomboPia Colomboas Estaminet SingerJohn HusseyJohn Husseyas Soldier on Balcony (uncredited)Angela ThorneAngela Thorneas Elizabeth May 'Betty' SmithChristine NoonanChristine Noonanas Mill Girl (uncredited)Norman ShelleyNorman Shelleyas Staff Officer in BallroomMaggie SmithMaggie Smithas Music Hall StarDirk BogardeDirk Bogardeas StephenJohn GielgudJohn Gielgudas Count Leopold Von BerchtoldSusannah YorkSusannah Yorkas EleanorMalcolm McFeeMalcolm McFeeas Frederick Percy 'Freddie' SmithJohn OwensJohn Owensas Seamus MooreDorothy ReynoldsDorothy Reynoldsas Heckler at Pankhurst SpeechDerek NewarkDerek Newarkas Shooting Gallery ProprietorNatasha ParryNatasha Parryas Sir William Robertson's LadyHarry LockeHarry Lockeas HecklerRon PemberRon Pemberas CorporalMaurice RoëvesMaurice Roëvesas George SmithRobert FlemyngRobert Flemyngas Staff Officer in Gassed TrenchMeriel ForbesMeriel Forbesas Lady Pamela GreyCecil ParkerCecil Parkeras Sir JohnGerald SimGerald Simas ChaplainClifford MollisonClifford Mollisonas Heckler