Oh! What a Lovely War(1969)

The musical shot in the arm!

67

2h 18m

  • Comedy,
  • Music,
  • War

Overview

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.

Cast

  • Laurence Olivier

    Laurence Olivier

    Field Marshal Sir John French

  • Vanessa Redgrave

    Vanessa Redgrave

    Sylvia Pankhurst

  • Maggie Smith

    Maggie Smith

    Music Hall Star

  • John Mills

    John Mills

    Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig

  • Corin Redgrave

    Corin Redgrave

    Bertie Smith

  • Maurice Roëves

    Maurice Roëves

    George Smith

  • Ian Holm

    Ian Holm

    President Poincare

  • Juliet Mills

    Juliet Mills

    Nurse

  • Michael Bates

    Michael Bates

    Drunk Lance Corporal

  • Edward Fox

    Edward Fox

    Aide to Field-Marshal Haig

  • Dirk Bogarde

    Dirk Bogarde

    Stephen

  • Jean-Pierre Cassel

    Jean-Pierre Cassel

    French Colonel

  • John Clements

    John Clements

    Gen. von Moltke

  • John Gielgud

    John Gielgud

    Count Leopold Von Berchtold

  • Jack Hawkins

    Jack Hawkins

    Emperor Franz Josef

  • Kenneth More

    Kenneth More

    Kaiser Wilhelm II

  • Michael Redgrave

    Michael Redgrave

    Gen. Sir Henry Wilson

  • Ralph Richardson

    Ralph Richardson

    Sir Edward Grey

  • Susannah York

    Susannah York

    Eleanor

  • Robert Flemyng

    Robert Flemyng

    Staff Officer in Gassed Trench

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    Status

    Released (Mar 10, 1969)

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