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Oh! What a Lovely War

(1969, 2h 24min, G)
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(1969, 2h 24min, G)7.1

Oh! What a Lovely War

(1969, 2h 24min, G)

(1969, 2h 24min, G)
7.1

7.1

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Genre

Comedy, Drama, Musical, War, Musical comedy, Music, Spoofs and satire, Old movies

Synopsis

World War I gets the musical treatment in a series of a song-and-dance vignettes. Throughout it follows the Smith family -- stand-ins for the British working class -- who initially view the war with sunny optimism. But after the Smith boys -- Jack (Malcolm McFee), Freddie (Richard Attenborough), Harry (Maurice Roƫves) and George (Paul Shelley) -- witness the reality of trench warfare, their illusions are shattered, and the best they can hope for is survival.

Cast

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Laurence Olivier

Field Marshal Sir John French

Laurence Olivier

Ralph Richardson

Sir Edward Grey

Ralph Richardson

John Mills

Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig

John Mills

Maggie Smith

Music Hall Star

Maggie Smith

Vanessa Redgrave

Sylvia Pankhurst

Vanessa Redgrave

Dirk Bogarde

Stephen

Dirk Bogarde

John Gielgud

Count Leopold Von Berchtold

John Gielgud

Kenneth More

Kaiser Wilhelm II

Kenneth More

Corin Redgrave

Bertie Smith

Corin Redgrave

John Clements

Gen. von Moltke

John Clements

Meriel Forbes

Lady Grey

Meriel Forbes

Ian Holm

President Poincare

Ian Holm

Maurice Roeves

George Smith

Maurice Roeves

Wensley Pithey

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Wensley Pithey

Ruth Kettlewell

Duchess Sophie

Ruth Kettlewell

Juliet Mills

Nurses at Station

Juliet Mills

Michael Bates

Drunken Lance Corporal

Michael Bates

Paul Daneman

Czar Nicholas II

Paul Daneman

Edward Fox

Aide to Field-Marshal Haig

Edward Fox

Jean-Pierre Cassel

French Colonel

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Pamela Abbott

Czarina

Pamela Abbott

Michael Redgrave

Gen. Sir Henry Wilson

Michael Redgrave

Stella Courtney

Poincare's Lady

Stella Courtney

Jack Hawkins

Emperor Franz Josef

Jack Hawkins

Kathleen Helme

Berchtold's Lady

Kathleen Helme

Susannah York

Eleanor

Susannah York

Ruth Gower

Von Moltke's Lady

Ruth Gower

Elizabeth Craven

Kaiserin

Elizabeth Craven

Thorley Walters

Staff Officer in Ballroom

Thorley Walters

Joe Melia

The Photographer

Joe Melia

Guy Middleton

Gen. Sir William Robertson

Guy Middleton

Anthony Morton

Italian Military Attache

Anthony Morton

Robert Flemyng

Major Mallory - Staff Officer in Gassed Trench

Robert Flemyng

Steve Plytas

Turkish Military Attache

Steve Plytas

Mary Wimbush

Mary Emma Smith

Mary Wimbush

Angela Thorne

Elizabeth May 'Betty' Smith

Angela Thorne

John Hussey

Soldier on Balcony

John Hussey

Colin Farrell

Harry Arnold Smith

Colin Farrell

Kim Smith

Richard 'Dickie' Smith

Kim Smith

Wendy Allnutt

Florence Victoria 'Flo' Smith

Wendy Allnutt

Paul Shelley

Jack Henry Smith

Paul Shelley

Malcolm McFee

Frederick Percy 'Freddie' Smith

Malcolm McFee

John Rae

Grandpa Smith

John Rae

Kathleen Wileman

Emma Smith at Age 4

Kathleen Wileman

John Owens

Irish Soldier

John Owens

Colin Farrell

Harry Smith

Colin Farrell

Vincent Ball

Australian Soldier

Vincent Ball

Penelope Allen

Solo Chorus Girl

Penelope Allen

Pia Colombo

Estaminet Singer

Pia Colombo

Julia Wright

His Secretary

Julia Wright

Isabel Dean

Sir John French's Lady

Isabel Dean

Christian Doermer

Fritz

Christian Doermer

David Scheuer

French Soldier

David Scheuer

Michael Wolf

German Officer

Michael Wolf

Nanette Newman

Nurses at Station

Nanette Newman

Jeremy Child

Wealthy Young Man

Jeremy Child

Cecil Parker

Sir John

Cecil Parker

Ambrose Coghill

His Father

Ambrose Coghill

Natasha Parry

Sir William Robertson's Lady

Natasha Parry

Penny Allen

Solo Chorus Girl

Penny Allen

Gerald Sim

Chaplain

Gerald Sim

Sheila Cox

Chorus Girl

Sheila Cox

Sue Robinson

Chorus Girl

Sue Robinson

Anthony Ainley

3rd Aide

Anthony Ainley

Hermione Farthingale

Chorus Girl

Hermione Farthingale

Geoffrey Davies

Aide to Haig

Geoffrey Davies

Joyce Franklin

Chorus Girl

Joyce Franklin

Fanny Carby

Mill Girl

Fanny Carby

Carole Gray

Chorus Girl

Carole Gray

Peter Gilmore

Pvt. Burgess

Peter Gilmore

Dinny Jones

Chorus Girl

Dinny Jones

Ben Howard

Pte Garbett

Ben Howard

Delia Linden

Chorus Girl

Delia Linden

Norman Jones

Scottish Soldier

Norman Jones

Angus Lennie

Scottish Soldier

Angus Lennie

David Lodge

Recruiting Sergeant

David Lodge

Paddy Joyce

Irish Soldier

Paddy Joyce

Derek Newark

Shooting Gallery Proprietor

Derek Newark

Richard Howard

Young Soldier at Mons

Richard Howard

John Trigger

Officer at Station

John Trigger

Ron Pember

Corporal at Station

Ron Pember

Tony Vogel

German Soldier

Tony Vogel

Paul Hansard

German Officer

Paul Hansard

John Woodnutt

British Officer

John Woodnutt

Tony Thawnton

Officer on Telephone

Tony Thawnton

Zeph Gladstone

His Chauffeur

Zeph Gladstone

Cecilia Darby

Sir Henry Wilson's Lady

Cecilia Darby

Phyllis Calvert

Lady Haig

Phyllis Calvert

Freddie Ascott

`Whizzbang' Soldier

Freddie Ascott

Christian Thorogood

Irish Soldier

Christian Thorogood

John Dunhill

Irish Soldier

John Dunhill

P.G. Stephens

Irish Soldier

P.G. Stephens

Clifford Mollison

Heckler

Clifford Mollison

Dorothy Reynolds

Heckler

Dorothy Reynolds

Harry Locke

Heckler

Harry Locke

George Ghent

Heckler

George Ghent

Bette Vivian

Heckler

Bette Vivian

Charles Farrell

Policeman

Charles Farrell

Maurice Arthur

Soldier Singer in Church Parade

Maurice Arthur

Richard Davies

Sergeant in Burial Party

Richard Davies

Arthur White

Sergeant in Dugout

Arthur White

Christopher Cabot

Soldier in Shell Hole

Christopher Cabot

Joanne Browne

Singer

Joanne Browne

Frank Forsyth

Woodrow Wilson

Frank Forsyth

John Gabriel

Nikolai Lenin

John Gabriel

Norman Shelley

Staff Officer

Norman Shelley

Marianne Stone

2nd Mill Girl

Marianne Stone

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