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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

John GielgudJohn Gielgudas Count Leopold Von BerchtoldSusannah YorkSusannah Yorkas EleanorWendy AllnuttWendy Allnuttas Florence Victoria 'Flo' SmithJohn OwensJohn Owensas Seamus MooreVincent BallVincent Ballas Australian SoldierPaul HansardPaul Hansardas German Officer (uncredited)John WoodnuttJohn Woodnuttas British Officer (uncredited)Robert FlemyngRobert Flemyngas Staff Officer in Gassed TrenchChristian DoermerChristian Doermeras FritzPippa SteelPippa Steelas Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)Carole GrayCarole Grayas Chorus Girl (uncredited)Angus LennieAngus Lennieas Scottish SoldierAngela ThorneAngela Thorneas Elizabeth May 'Betty' SmithRalph RichardsonRalph Richardsonas Sir Edward GreyWensley PitheyWensley Pitheyas Archduke Ferdinand (uncredited)Paul DanemanPaul Danemanas Czar Nicholas IIJeremy ChildJeremy Childas Wealthy Young Man (uncredited)Juliet MillsJuliet Millsas NurseNorman JonesNorman Jonesas Scottish SoldierClifford MollisonClifford Mollisonas HecklerJohn Dunn-HillJohn Dunn-Hillas Irish Soldier (uncredited)Harry LockeHarry Lockeas HecklerJack HawkinsJack Hawkinsas Emperor Franz JosefCharles FarrellCharles Farrellas Policeman (uncredited)Ruth KettlewellRuth Kettlewellas Duchess Sophie (uncredited)John MillsJohn Millsas Field Marshall Sir Douglas HaigColin FarrellColin Farrellas Harry Arnold SmithJoe MeliaJoe Meliaas The PhotographerAnthony AinleyAnthony Ainleyas 3rd AideMichael BatesMichael Batesas Drunk Lance CorporalRichard DaviesRichard Daviesas Sergeant in Burial Party (uncredited)Norman ShelleyNorman Shelleyas Staff Officer in BallroomMichael WolfMichael Wolfas German Officer (uncredited)Jean-Pierre CasselJean-Pierre Casselas French ColonelThorley WaltersThorley Waltersas Staff OfficerRon PemberRon Pemberas CorporalGuy MiddletonGuy Middletonas Gen. Sir William RobertsonStanley LeborStanley Leboras Soldier (uncredited)John HusseyJohn Husseyas Soldier on Balcony (uncredited)Maggie SmithMaggie Smithas Music Hall StarJohn ClementsJohn Clementsas Gen. von MoltkeTony VogelTony Vogelas German Soldier (uncredited)Corin RedgraveCorin Redgraveas Bertie SmithIsabel DeanIsabel Deanas Sir John French's LadyGerald SimGerald Simas ChaplainNorman BirdNorman Birdas Training Sgt (uncredited)Natasha ParryNatasha Parryas Sir William Robertson's LadyJane SeymourJane Seymouras Chorus Girl (uncredited)David LodgeDavid Lodgeas Recruiting Sergeant at Music HallPhyllis CalvertPhyllis Calvertas Lady Dorothy HaigIan HolmIan Holmas President PoincareMarianne StoneMarianne Stoneas Mill GirlLaurence OlivierLaurence Olivieras Field Marshal Sir John FrenchKenneth MoreKenneth Moreas Kaiser Wilhelm IIPia ColomboPia Colomboas Estaminet SingerEdward FoxEdward Foxas Aide to Field-Marshal HaigDorothy ReynoldsDorothy Reynoldsas Heckler at Pankhurst SpeechSteve PlytasSteve Plytasas Turkish Military Attaché (uncredited)Ben HowardBen Howardas Pte GarbettVanessa RedgraveVanessa Redgraveas Sylvia PankhurstCecil ParkerCecil Parkeras Sir JohnPeter GilmorePeter Gilmoreas Pte BurgessPaddy JoycePaddy Joyceas Irish SoldierChristine NoonanChristine Noonanas Mill Girl (uncredited)Nanette NewmanNanette Newmanas NurseGuy StandevenGuy Standevenas American Officer (uncredited)Malcolm McFeeMalcolm McFeeas Frederick Percy 'Freddie' SmithPaul ShelleyPaul Shelleyas Jack Henry SmithMichael RedgraveMichael Redgraveas Gen. Sir Henry WilsonMeriel ForbesMeriel Forbesas Lady Pamela GreyFrank ForsythFrank Forsythas President Woodrow Wilson (uncredited)Maurice RoëvesMaurice Roëvesas George SmithAnthony MortonAnthony Mortonas Italian Military Attaché (uncredited)Derek NewarkDerek Newarkas Shooting Gallery ProprietorDirk BogardeDirk Bogardeas Stephen