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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

Norman BirdNorman Birdas Training Sgt (uncredited)Norman ShelleyNorman Shelleyas Staff Officer in BallroomPaul ShelleyPaul Shelleyas Jack Henry SmithIsabel DeanIsabel Deanas Sir John French's LadyThorley WaltersThorley Waltersas Staff OfficerPeter GilmorePeter Gilmoreas Pte BurgessDorothy ReynoldsDorothy Reynoldsas Heckler at Pankhurst SpeechPaul HansardPaul Hansardas German Officer (uncredited)Anthony MortonAnthony Mortonas Italian Military Attaché (uncredited)Ron PemberRon Pemberas CorporalJeremy ChildJeremy Childas Wealthy Young Man (uncredited)Charles FarrellCharles Farrellas Policeman (uncredited)Michael WolfMichael Wolfas German Officer (uncredited)Christine NoonanChristine Noonanas Mill Girl (uncredited)Michael BatesMichael Batesas Drunk Lance CorporalVanessa RedgraveVanessa Redgraveas Sylvia PankhurstJoe MeliaJoe Meliaas The PhotographerGerald SimGerald Simas ChaplainJean-Pierre CasselJean-Pierre Casselas French ColonelSusannah YorkSusannah Yorkas EleanorNorman JonesNorman Jonesas Scottish SoldierJohn GielgudJohn Gielgudas Count Leopold Von BerchtoldJohn ClementsJohn Clementsas Gen. von MoltkeDerek NewarkDerek Newarkas Shooting Gallery ProprietorWensley PitheyWensley Pitheyas Archduke Ferdinand (uncredited)Jane SeymourJane Seymouras Chorus Girl (uncredited)Ralph RichardsonRalph Richardsonas Sir Edward GreyMalcolm McFeeMalcolm McFeeas Frederick Percy 'Freddie' SmithLaurence OlivierLaurence Olivieras Field Marshal Sir John FrenchMichael RedgraveMichael Redgraveas Gen. Sir Henry WilsonJohn MillsJohn Millsas Field Marshall Sir Douglas HaigJuliet MillsJuliet Millsas NurseJohn OwensJohn Owensas Seamus MooreJohn HusseyJohn Husseyas Soldier on Balcony (uncredited)Vincent BallVincent Ballas Australian SoldierJohn Dunn-HillJohn Dunn-Hillas Irish Soldier (uncredited)Christian DoermerChristian Doermeras FritzPaddy JoycePaddy Joyceas Irish SoldierEdward FoxEdward Foxas Aide to Field-Marshal HaigGuy MiddletonGuy Middletonas Gen. Sir William RobertsonDavid LodgeDavid Lodgeas Recruiting Sergeant at Music HallRuth KettlewellRuth Kettlewellas Duchess Sophie (uncredited)Wendy AllnuttWendy Allnuttas Florence Victoria 'Flo' SmithAnthony AinleyAnthony Ainleyas 3rd AideBen HowardBen Howardas Pte GarbettMaggie SmithMaggie Smithas Music Hall StarFrank ForsythFrank Forsythas President Woodrow Wilson (uncredited)Dirk BogardeDirk Bogardeas StephenKenneth MoreKenneth Moreas Kaiser Wilhelm IIPaul DanemanPaul Danemanas Czar Nicholas IIMeriel ForbesMeriel Forbesas Lady Pamela GreyJohn WoodnuttJohn Woodnuttas British Officer (uncredited)Colin FarrellColin Farrellas Harry Arnold SmithPippa SteelPippa Steelas Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)Robert FlemyngRobert Flemyngas Staff Officer in Gassed TrenchCarole GrayCarole Grayas Chorus Girl (uncredited)Guy StandevenGuy Standevenas American Officer (uncredited)Harry LockeHarry Lockeas HecklerRichard DaviesRichard Daviesas Sergeant in Burial Party (uncredited)Steve PlytasSteve Plytasas Turkish Military Attaché (uncredited)Corin RedgraveCorin Redgraveas Bertie SmithClifford MollisonClifford Mollisonas HecklerTony VogelTony Vogelas German Soldier (uncredited)Pia ColomboPia Colomboas Estaminet SingerIan HolmIan Holmas President PoincareStanley LeborStanley Leboras Soldier (uncredited)Maurice RoëvesMaurice Roëvesas George SmithAngus LennieAngus Lennieas Scottish SoldierMarianne StoneMarianne Stoneas Mill GirlAngela ThorneAngela Thorneas Elizabeth May 'Betty' SmithNanette NewmanNanette Newmanas NurseJack HawkinsJack Hawkinsas Emperor Franz JosefPhyllis CalvertPhyllis Calvertas Lady Dorothy HaigCecil ParkerCecil Parkeras Sir JohnNatasha ParryNatasha Parryas Sir William Robertson's Lady