1969
The musical shot in the arm!
6.7
47
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
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures, Accord Productions
Director
Richard Attenborough
Writer
Joan Littlewood
Producer
Richard Attenborough, Brian Duffy
Composer
N/A
Screenplay
Len Deighton
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
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Fanny Carby
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Peter Gilmore
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Ben Howard
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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
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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
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