1969
The musical shot in the arm!
6.7
48
March 10, 1969
2h 18m
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.
Original Title
Oh! What a Lovely War
Spoken Languages
English, French, German
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Director
Writer
Producer
Composer
Screenplay
Raising Arizona
The Contract
The Consequence
Grand Illusion
Platoon
An American Werewolf in London
The Bridge on the River Kwai
American Graffiti
Singin' in the Rain
Send Me No Flowers
Deadlier Than the Male
Carry On Screaming!
Carry On Cleo
Para toda la muerte
The Ladykillers
Testosterone
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures, Accord Productions
Director
Richard Attenborough
Writer
Joan Littlewood
Producer
Richard Attenborough, Brian Duffy
Composer
N/A
Screenplay
Len Deighton
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Sense and Sensibility
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Straight Outta Compton
Titanic
Back to the Future
Joker
Shutter Island
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Toy Story 3
Midnight in Paris
8 Mile
Life of Pi
Laurence Olivier
Role: Field Marshal Sir John French
Vanessa Redgrave
Role: Sylvia Pankhurst
Maggie Smith
Role: Music Hall Star
John Mills
Role: Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig
Corin Redgrave
Role: Bertie Smith
Maurice Roëves
Role: George Smith
Ian Holm
Role: President Poincare
Juliet Mills
Role: Nurse
Michael Bates
Role: Drunk Lance Corporal
Edward Fox
Role: Aide to Field-Marshal Haig
Dirk Bogarde
Role: Stephen
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Role: French Colonel
John Clements
Role: Gen. von Moltke
John Gielgud
Role: Count Leopold Von Berchtold
Jack Hawkins
Role: Emperor Franz Josef
Kenneth More
Role: Kaiser Wilhelm II
Michael Redgrave
Role: Gen. Sir Henry Wilson
Ralph Richardson
Role: Sir Edward Grey
Susannah York
Role: Eleanor
Robert Flemyng
Role: Staff Officer in Gassed Trench
Paul Daneman
Role: Czar Nicholas II
Guy Middleton
Role: Gen. Sir William Robertson
Angela Thorne
Role: Elizabeth May 'Betty' Smith
Wendy Allnutt
Role: Florence Victoria 'Flo' Smith
Colin Farrell
Role: Harry Arnold Smith
Malcolm McFee
Role: Frederick Percy 'Freddie' Smith
John Rae
Role: Grandpa Smith
Paul Shelley
Role: Jack Henry Smith
Kim Smith
Role: Richard 'Dickie' Smith
Mary Wimbush
Role: Mary Emma Smith
John Owens
Role: Seamus Moore
Vincent Ball
Role: Australian Soldier
Penelope Allen
Role: Solo Chorus Girl
Pia Colombo
Role: Estaminet Singer
Isabel Dean
Role: Sir John French's Lady
Christian Doermer
Role: Fritz
Joe Melia
Role: The Photographer
Nanette Newman
Role: Nurse
Cecil Parker
Role: Sir John
Natasha Parry
Role: Sir William Robertson's Lady
Gerald Sim
Role: Chaplain
Thorley Walters
Role: Staff Officer
Anthony Ainley
Role: 3rd Aide
Geoffrey Davies
Role: Aide to Haig
Fanny Carby
Role: Mill Girl
Peter Gilmore
Role: Pte Burgess
Ben Howard
Role: Pte Garbett
Norman Jones
Role: Scottish Soldier
Angus Lennie
Role: Scottish Soldier
Paddy Joyce
Role: Irish Soldier
Harry Locke
Role: Heckler
Ron Pember
Role: Corporal
Marianne Stone
Role: Mill Girl
Christine Noonan
Role: Mill Girl (uncredited)
Derek Newark
Role: Shooting Gallery Proprietor
Clifford Mollison
Role: Heckler
Norman Bird
Role: Training Sgt (uncredited)
Jeremy Child
Role: Wealthy Young Man (uncredited)
Richard Davies
Role: Sergeant in Burial Party (uncredited)
Stanley Lebor
Role: Soldier (uncredited)
Jane Seymour
Role: Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Wensley Pithey
Role: Archduke Ferdinand (uncredited)
Meriel Forbes
Role: Lady Pamela Grey
David Lodge
Role: Recruiting Sergeant at Music Hall
Maurice Arthur
Role: Soldier Singer at Chaplain's Address
Freddie Ascott
Role: 'Whizzbang' Soldier
Cecilia Darby
Role: Sir Henry Wilson's Lady
George Ghent
Role: Heckler at Pankhurst Speech
Dorothy Reynolds
Role: Heckler at Pankhurst Speech
John Trigger
Role: Officer at Railway Station
Kathleen Wileman
Role: Emma Smith - Age 4
Phyllis Calvert
Role: Lady Dorothy Haig
Pamela Abbott
Role: Czarina Alexandra (uncredited)
Charlotte Attenborough
Role: Emma Smith - Age 8 (uncredited)
Annie Bee
Role: Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
Joanne Brown
Role: Singer (uncredited)
Christopher Cabot
Role: Soldier in Shell Hole (uncredited)
Frank Coda
Role: Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
Ambrose Coghill
Role: His Father (uncredited)
Stella Courtney
Role: Poincaré's Lady (uncredited)
Sheila Cox
Role: Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Elizabeth Craven
Role: Kaiserin Augusta (uncredited)
John Dunn-Hill
Role: Irish Soldier (uncredited)
Ray Edwards
Role: 3rd Staff Officer in Ballroom (uncredited)
Charles Farrell
Role: Policeman (uncredited)
Hermione Farthingale
Role: Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Frank Forsyth
Role: President Woodrow Wilson (uncredited)
Joyce Franklin
Role: Chorus Girl (uncredited)
John Gabriel
Role: Nikolai Lenin (uncredited)
Zeph Gladstone
Role: Sir John's Chauffeuse (uncredited)
Ruth Gower
Role: General von Moltke's Lady (uncredited)
Kim Grant
Role: Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
Carole Gray
Role: Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Paul Hansard
Role: German Officer (uncredited)
Kathleen Helme
Role: Berchtold's Lady (uncredited)
Richard Howard
Role: Young Soldier at Mons (uncredited)
John Hussey
Role: Soldier on Balcony (uncredited)
Dinny Jones
Role: Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Lind Joyce
Role: Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)
Dolores Judson
Role: Haig's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Ruth Kettlewell
Role: Duchess Sophie (uncredited)
Delia Linden
Role: Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Richard Loring
Role: Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
Tom Marshall
Role: Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
Stanley McGeagh
Role: Soldier in Gassed Trench (uncredited)
Isabelle Metcalfe
Role: Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
Jenny Morgan
Role: Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
Anthony Morton
Role: Italian Military Attaché (uncredited)
Steve Plytas
Role: Turkish Military Attaché (uncredited)
Andrew Robertson
Role: 2nd Scottish Soldier (uncredited)
Sue Robinson
Role: Chorus Girl (uncredited)
David Scheuer
Role: French Soldier (uncredited)
Valerie Smith
Role: Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
Guy Standeven
Role: American Officer (uncredited)
Pippa Steel
Role: Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)
P.G. Stephens
Role: Irish Soldier (uncredited)
Tony Thawnton
Role: Officer on Telephone (uncredited)
Christian Thorogood
Role: Irish Soldier (uncredited)
Brian Tipping
Role: 4th Scottish Soldier (uncredited)
Bette Vivian
Role: Heckler at Pankhurst Speech (uncredited)
Tony Vogel
Role: German Soldier (uncredited)
Arthur White
Role: Sergeant in Dugout (uncredited)
Michael Wolf
Role: German Officer (uncredited)
John Woodnutt
Role: British Officer (uncredited)
Julia Wright
Role: Haig's Secretary (uncredited)
Mary Yeomans
Role: Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)
Norman Shelley
Role: Staff Officer in Ballroom
