Film · 1969
Oh! What a Lovely War
The ever popular war games. With songs, battles & a few jokes.
Directed by Richard AttenboroughLaurence OlivierVanessa RedgraveMaggie Smith
10 Mar 1969UK release
2h 24mRunning time
PGBBFC rating
6.6TMDB score of 10
The story
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
Field Marshal Sir John French
Vanessa Redgrave
Sylvia Pankhurst
Maggie Smith
Music Hall Star
John Mills
Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig
Corin Redgrave
Bertie Smith
Maurice Roëves
George Smith
Ian Holm
President Poincare
Juliet Mills
Nurse
Michael Bates
Drunk Lance Corporal
Edward Fox
Aide to Field-Marshal Haig
Dirk Bogarde
Stephen
Jean-Pierre Cassel
French Colonel
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