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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 FrenchJean-Pierre CasselJean-Pierre Casselas French ColonelSusannah YorkSusannah Yorkas EleanorJoe MeliaJoe Meliaas The PhotographerHarry LockeHarry Lockeas HecklerJohn OwensJohn Owensas Seamus MooreDavid LodgeDavid Lodgeas Recruiting Sergeant at Music HallDorothy ReynoldsDorothy Reynoldsas Heckler at Pankhurst SpeechPhyllis CalvertPhyllis Calvertas Lady Dorothy HaigJohn WoodnuttJohn Woodnuttas British Officer (uncredited)Ian HolmIan Holmas President PoincareMichael BatesMichael Batesas Drunk Lance CorporalDirk BogardeDirk Bogardeas StephenColin FarrellColin Farrellas Harry Arnold SmithNanette NewmanNanette Newmanas NurseJane SeymourJane Seymouras Chorus Girl (uncredited)Wensley PitheyWensley Pitheyas Archduke Ferdinand (uncredited)Ben HowardBen Howardas Pte GarbettPippa SteelPippa Steelas Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)Edward FoxEdward Foxas Aide to Field-Marshal HaigNorman JonesNorman Jonesas Scottish SoldierAngus LennieAngus Lennieas Scottish SoldierDerek NewarkDerek Newarkas Shooting Gallery ProprietorNorman ShelleyNorman Shelleyas Staff Officer in BallroomRalph RichardsonRalph Richardsonas Sir Edward GreyMichael RedgraveMichael Redgraveas Gen. Sir Henry WilsonJeremy ChildJeremy Childas Wealthy Young Man (uncredited)John Dunn-HillJohn Dunn-Hillas Irish Soldier (uncredited)Guy StandevenGuy Standevenas American Officer (uncredited)Thorley WaltersThorley Waltersas Staff OfficerAnthony AinleyAnthony Ainleyas 3rd AidePaddy JoycePaddy Joyceas Irish SoldierCarole GrayCarole Grayas Chorus Girl (uncredited)Steve PlytasSteve Plytasas Turkish Military Attaché (uncredited)Maggie SmithMaggie Smithas Music Hall StarChristian DoermerChristian Doermeras FritzCecil ParkerCecil Parkeras Sir JohnRon PemberRon Pemberas CorporalJohn ClementsJohn Clementsas Gen. von MoltkeWendy AllnuttWendy Allnuttas Florence Victoria 'Flo' SmithVincent BallVincent Ballas Australian SoldierClifford MollisonClifford Mollisonas HecklerAnthony MortonAnthony Mortonas Italian Military Attaché (uncredited)Tony VogelTony Vogelas German Soldier (uncredited)Isabel DeanIsabel Deanas Sir John French's LadyNatasha ParryNatasha Parryas Sir William Robertson's LadyPeter GilmorePeter Gilmoreas Pte BurgessFrank ForsythFrank Forsythas President Woodrow Wilson (uncredited)Maurice RoëvesMaurice Roëvesas George SmithMarianne StoneMarianne Stoneas Mill GirlMeriel ForbesMeriel Forbesas Lady Pamela GreyMalcolm McFeeMalcolm McFeeas Frederick Percy 'Freddie' SmithGuy MiddletonGuy Middletonas Gen. Sir William RobertsonStanley LeborStanley Leboras Soldier (uncredited)Paul DanemanPaul Danemanas Czar Nicholas IICorin RedgraveCorin Redgraveas Bertie SmithJack HawkinsJack Hawkinsas Emperor Franz JosefGerald SimGerald Simas ChaplainRuth KettlewellRuth Kettlewellas Duchess Sophie (uncredited)Pia ColomboPia Colomboas Estaminet SingerChristine NoonanChristine Noonanas Mill Girl (uncredited)Paul HansardPaul Hansardas German Officer (uncredited)Juliet MillsJuliet Millsas NurseJohn GielgudJohn Gielgudas Count Leopold Von BerchtoldRichard DaviesRichard Daviesas Sergeant in Burial Party (uncredited)Michael WolfMichael Wolfas German Officer (uncredited)John MillsJohn Millsas Field Marshall Sir Douglas HaigKenneth MoreKenneth Moreas Kaiser Wilhelm IIAngela ThorneAngela Thorneas Elizabeth May 'Betty' SmithJohn HusseyJohn Husseyas Soldier on Balcony (uncredited)Robert FlemyngRobert Flemyngas Staff Officer in Gassed TrenchNorman BirdNorman Birdas Training Sgt (uncredited)Vanessa RedgraveVanessa Redgraveas Sylvia PankhurstPaul ShelleyPaul Shelleyas Jack Henry SmithCharles FarrellCharles Farrellas Policeman (uncredited)