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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

Guy MiddletonGuy Middletonas Gen. Sir William RobertsonWendy AllnuttWendy Allnuttas Florence Victoria 'Flo' SmithPaul HansardPaul Hansardas German Officer (uncredited)Angela ThorneAngela Thorneas Elizabeth May 'Betty' SmithJohn OwensJohn Owensas Seamus MooreVincent BallVincent Ballas Australian SoldierHarry LockeHarry Lockeas HecklerChristine NoonanChristine Noonanas Mill Girl (uncredited)Jeremy ChildJeremy Childas Wealthy Young Man (uncredited)Laurence OlivierLaurence Olivieras Field Marshal Sir John FrenchRon PemberRon Pemberas CorporalDavid LodgeDavid Lodgeas Recruiting Sergeant at Music HallBen HowardBen Howardas Pte GarbettAnthony MortonAnthony Mortonas Italian Military Attaché (uncredited)Dirk BogardeDirk Bogardeas StephenColin FarrellColin Farrellas Harry Arnold SmithMalcolm McFeeMalcolm McFeeas Frederick Percy 'Freddie' SmithGerald SimGerald Simas ChaplainSteve PlytasSteve Plytasas Turkish Military Attaché (uncredited)Michael BatesMichael Batesas Drunk Lance CorporalMichael RedgraveMichael Redgraveas Gen. Sir Henry WilsonNorman ShelleyNorman Shelleyas Staff Officer in BallroomNanette NewmanNanette Newmanas NurseMaggie SmithMaggie Smithas Music Hall StarJohn Dunn-HillJohn Dunn-Hillas Irish Soldier (uncredited)Meriel ForbesMeriel Forbesas Lady Pamela GreyPhyllis CalvertPhyllis Calvertas Lady Dorothy HaigCecil ParkerCecil Parkeras Sir JohnRobert FlemyngRobert Flemyngas Staff Officer in Gassed TrenchDorothy ReynoldsDorothy Reynoldsas Heckler at Pankhurst SpeechCarole GrayCarole Grayas Chorus Girl (uncredited)John HusseyJohn Husseyas Soldier on Balcony (uncredited)Corin RedgraveCorin Redgraveas Bertie SmithJack HawkinsJack Hawkinsas Emperor Franz JosefSusannah YorkSusannah Yorkas EleanorIsabel DeanIsabel Deanas Sir John French's LadyClifford MollisonClifford Mollisonas HecklerPaul ShelleyPaul Shelleyas Jack Henry SmithChristian DoermerChristian Doermeras FritzWensley PitheyWensley Pitheyas Archduke Ferdinand (uncredited)Ruth KettlewellRuth Kettlewellas Duchess Sophie (uncredited)Michael WolfMichael Wolfas German Officer (uncredited)John WoodnuttJohn Woodnuttas British Officer (uncredited)Ian HolmIan Holmas President PoincareFrank ForsythFrank Forsythas President Woodrow Wilson (uncredited)Guy StandevenGuy Standevenas American Officer (uncredited)John MillsJohn Millsas Field Marshall Sir Douglas HaigPaddy JoycePaddy Joyceas Irish SoldierStanley LeborStanley Leboras Soldier (uncredited)Vanessa RedgraveVanessa Redgraveas Sylvia PankhurstEdward FoxEdward Foxas Aide to Field-Marshal HaigRalph RichardsonRalph Richardsonas Sir Edward GreyJoe MeliaJoe Meliaas The PhotographerNorman BirdNorman Birdas Training Sgt (uncredited)John ClementsJohn Clementsas Gen. von MoltkeJean-Pierre CasselJean-Pierre Casselas French ColonelJohn GielgudJohn Gielgudas Count Leopold Von BerchtoldPeter GilmorePeter Gilmoreas Pte BurgessPaul DanemanPaul Danemanas Czar Nicholas IIJuliet MillsJuliet Millsas NursePia ColomboPia Colomboas Estaminet SingerPippa SteelPippa Steelas Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)Kenneth MoreKenneth Moreas Kaiser Wilhelm IIAngus LennieAngus Lennieas Scottish SoldierMaurice RoëvesMaurice Roëvesas George SmithRichard DaviesRichard Daviesas Sergeant in Burial Party (uncredited)Anthony AinleyAnthony Ainleyas 3rd AideNorman JonesNorman Jonesas Scottish SoldierNatasha ParryNatasha Parryas Sir William Robertson's LadyThorley WaltersThorley Waltersas Staff OfficerMarianne StoneMarianne Stoneas Mill GirlDerek NewarkDerek Newarkas Shooting Gallery ProprietorJane SeymourJane Seymouras Chorus Girl (uncredited)Charles FarrellCharles Farrellas Policeman (uncredited)Tony VogelTony Vogelas German Soldier (uncredited)