Oh! What a Lovely War

Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)

The musical shot in the arm!

  • Genre: Comedy, Music, War
  • Release Date: 1969-03-10
  • User Rating: 6.6/10 from 41 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 18min
  • Language: Deutsch
  • Production Company: Paramount Pictures
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Richard Attenborough
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From 41 Ratings

Summary

The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the three boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare.

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  • Laurence Olivier

    as Field Marshal Sir John French

  • Vanessa Redgrave

    as Sylvia Pankhurst

  • Maggie Smith

    as Music Hall Star

  • John Mills

    as Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig

  • Corin Redgrave

    as Bertie Smith

  • Maurice Roëves

    as George Smith

  • Ian Holm

    as President Poincare

  • Juliet Mills

    as Nurse

  • Michael Bates

    as Drunk Lance Corporal

  • Edward Fox

    as Aide to Field-Marshal Haig

  • Dirk Bogarde

    as Stephen

  • Jean-Pierre Cassel

    as French Colonel

  • John Clements

    as Gen. von Moltke

  • John Gielgud

    as Count Leopold Von Berchtold

  • Jack Hawkins

    as Emperor Franz Josef

  • Kenneth More

    as Kaiser Wilhelm II

  • Michael Redgrave

    as Gen. Sir Henry Wilson

  • Ralph Richardson

    as Sir Edward Grey

  • Susannah York

    as Eleanor

  • Robert Flemyng

    as Staff Officer in Gassed Trench

  • Paul Daneman

    as Czar Nicholas II

  • Guy Middleton

    as Gen. Sir William Robertson

  • Angela Thorne

    as Elizabeth May 'Betty' Smith

  • Wendy Allnutt

    as Florence Victoria 'Flo' Smith

  • Colin Farrell

    as Harry Arnold Smith

  • Malcolm McFee

    as Frederick Percy 'Freddie' Smith

  • John Rae

    as Grandpa Smith

  • Paul Shelley

    as Jack Henry Smith

  • Kim Smith

    as Richard 'Dickie' Smith

  • Mary Wimbush

    as Mary Emma Smith

  • John Owens

    as Seamus Moore

  • Vincent Ball

    as Australian Soldier

  • Penelope Allen

    as Solo Chorus Girl

  • Pia Colombo

    as Estaminet Singer

  • Isabel Dean

    as Sir John French's Lady

  • Christian Doermer

    as Fritz

  • Joe Melia

    as The Photographer

  • Nanette Newman

    as Nurse

  • Cecil Parker

    as Sir John

  • Natasha Parry

    as Sir William Robertson's Lady

  • Gerald Sim

    as Chaplain

  • Thorley Walters

    as Staff Officer

  • Anthony Ainley

    as 3rd Aide

  • Geoffrey Davies

    as Aide to Haig

  • Fanny Carby

    as Mill Girl

  • Peter Gilmore

    as Pte Burgess

  • Ben Howard

    as Pte Garbett

  • Norman Jones

    as Scottish Soldier

  • Angus Lennie

    as Scottish Soldier

  • Paddy Joyce

    as Irish Soldier

  • Harry Locke

    as Heckler

  • Ron Pember

    as Corporal

  • Marianne Stone

    as Mill Girl

  • Christine Noonan

    as Mill Girl (uncredited)

  • Derek Newark

    as Shooting Gallery Proprietor

  • Clifford Mollison

    as Heckler

  • Norman Bird

    as Training Sgt (uncredited)

  • Jeremy Child

    as Wealthy Young Man (uncredited)

  • Richard Davies

    as Sergeant in Burial Party (uncredited)

  • Stanley Lebor

    as Soldier (uncredited)

  • Jane Seymour

    as Chorus Girl (uncredited)

  • Wensley Pithey

    as Archduke Ferdinand (uncredited)

  • Meriel Forbes

    as Lady Pamela Grey

  • David Lodge

    as Recruiting Sergeant at Music Hall

  • Maurice Arthur

    as Soldier Singer at Chaplain's Address

  • Freddie Ascott

    as 'Whizzbang' Soldier

  • Cecilia Darby

    as Sir Henry Wilson's Lady

  • George Ghent

    as Heckler at Pankhurst Speech

  • Dorothy Reynolds

    as Heckler at Pankhurst Speech

  • John Trigger

    as Officer at Railway Station

  • Kathleen Wileman

    as Emma Smith - Age 4

  • Phyllis Calvert

    as Lady Dorothy Haig

  • Pamela Abbott

    as Czarina Alexandra (uncredited)

  • Charlotte Attenborough

    as Emma Smith - Age 8 (uncredited)

  • Roy Beck

    as American GI (uncredited)

  • Annie Bee

    as Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

  • Joanne Brown

    as Singer (uncredited)

  • Christopher Cabot

    as Soldier in Shell Hole (uncredited)

  • Frank Coda

    as Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

  • Ambrose Coghill

    as His Father (uncredited)

  • Stella Courtney

    as Poincaré's Lady (uncredited)

  • Sheila Cox

    as Chorus Girl (uncredited)

  • Elizabeth Craven

    as Kaiserin Augusta (uncredited)

  • John Dunn-Hill

    as Irish Soldier (uncredited)

  • Ray Edwards

    as 3rd Staff Officer in Ballroom (uncredited)

  • Charles Farrell

    as Policeman (uncredited)

  • Hermione Farthingale

    as Chorus Girl (uncredited)

  • Frank Forsyth

    as President Woodrow Wilson (uncredited)

  • Joyce Franklin

    as Chorus Girl (uncredited)

  • John Gabriel

    as Nikolai Lenin (uncredited)

  • Zeph Gladstone

    as Sir John's Chauffeuse (uncredited)

  • Ruth Gower

    as General von Moltke's Lady (uncredited)

  • Kim Grant

    as Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

  • Carole Gray

    as Chorus Girl (uncredited)

  • Paul Hansard

    as German Officer (uncredited)

  • Kathleen Helme

    as Berchtold's Lady (uncredited)

  • Richard Howard

    as Young Soldier at Mons (uncredited)

  • John Hussey

    as Soldier on Balcony (uncredited)

  • Dinny Jones

    as Chorus Girl (uncredited)

  • Lind Joyce

    as Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)

  • Dolores Judson

    as Haig's Girlfriend (uncredited)

  • Ruth Kettlewell

    as Duchess Sophie (uncredited)

  • Delia Linden

    as Chorus Girl (uncredited)

  • Richard Loring

    as Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

  • Tom Marshall

    as Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

  • Stanley McGeagh

    as Soldier in Gassed Trench (uncredited)

  • Isabelle Metcalfe

    as Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

  • Jenny Morgan

    as Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

  • Anthony Morton

    as Italian Military Attaché (uncredited)

  • Steve Plytas

    as Turkish Military Attaché (uncredited)

  • Andrew Robertson

    as 2nd Scottish Soldier (uncredited)

  • Sue Robinson

    as Chorus Girl (uncredited)

  • David Scheuer

    as French Soldier (uncredited)

  • Valerie Smith

    as Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

  • Guy Standeven

    as American Officer (uncredited)

  • Pippa Steel

    as Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)

  • P.G. Stephens

    as Irish Soldier (uncredited)

  • Tony Thawnton

    as Officer on Telephone (uncredited)

  • Christian Thorogood

    as Irish Soldier (uncredited)

  • Brian Tipping

    as 4th Scottish Soldier (uncredited)

  • Bette Vivian

    as Heckler at Pankhurst Speech (uncredited)

  • Tony Vogel

    as German Soldier (uncredited)

  • Arthur White

    as Sergeant in Dugout (uncredited)

  • Michael Wolf

    as German Officer (uncredited)

  • John Woodnutt

    as British Officer (uncredited)

  • Julia Wright

    as Haig's Secretary (uncredited)

  • Mary Yeomans

    as Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)

  • Norman Shelley

    as Staff Officer in Ballroom
Writing Joan Littlewood Musical
Directing Richard Attenborough Director
Writing Len Deighton Screenplay
Production Miriam Brickman Casting
Editing Kevin Connor Editor
Camera Gerry Turpin Director of Photography
Production John Comfort Production Manager
Costume & Make-Up Anthony Mendleson Costume Design
Art Raymond Hawkey Title Designer
Production Bryan Coates Location Manager
Production Richard Attenborough Producer
Production Brian Duffy Producer
Production Mac Davidson Associate Producer
Art Donald M. Ashton Production Design
Art Harry White Art Direction
Writing Joan Littlewood Writer
Sound Tom Buchanan Boom Operator

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