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Oh! What a Lovely War
Oh! What a Lovely War

Oh! What a Lovely War

The musical shot in the arm!

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ComedyMusicWar

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

138 mins

Rating

6.75/10

Release Date

10 March 1969

Country

United Kingdom

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

Paul Daneman

Paul Daneman

Czar Nicholas II

Guy Middleton

Guy Middleton

Gen. Sir William Robertson

Angela Thorne

Angela Thorne

Elizabeth May 'Betty' Smith

Wendy Allnutt

Wendy Allnutt

Florence Victoria 'Flo' Smith

Colin Farrell

Colin Farrell

Harry Arnold Smith

Malcolm McFee

Malcolm McFee

Frederick Percy 'Freddie' Smith

John Rae

John Rae

Grandpa Smith

Paul Shelley

Paul Shelley

Jack Henry Smith

Kim Smith

Kim Smith

Richard 'Dickie' Smith

Mary Wimbush

Mary Wimbush

Mary Emma Smith

John Owens

John Owens

Seamus Moore

Vincent Ball

Vincent Ball

Australian Soldier

Penelope Allen

Penelope Allen

Solo Chorus Girl

Pia Colombo

Pia Colombo

Estaminet Singer

Isabel Dean

Isabel Dean

Sir John French's Lady

Christian Doermer

Christian Doermer

Fritz

Joe Melia

Joe Melia

The Photographer

Nanette Newman

Nanette Newman

Nurse

Cecil Parker

Cecil Parker

Sir John

Natasha Parry

Natasha Parry

Sir William Robertson's Lady

Gerald Sim

Gerald Sim

Chaplain

Thorley Walters

Thorley Walters

Staff Officer

Anthony Ainley

Anthony Ainley

3rd Aide

Geoffrey Davies

Geoffrey Davies

Aide to Haig

Fanny Carby

Fanny Carby

Mill Girl

Peter Gilmore

Peter Gilmore

Pte Burgess

Ben Howard

Ben Howard

Pte Garbett

Norman Jones

Norman Jones

Scottish Soldier

Angus Lennie

Angus Lennie

Scottish Soldier

Paddy Joyce

Paddy Joyce

Irish Soldier

Harry Locke

Harry Locke

Heckler

Ron Pember

Ron Pember

Corporal

Marianne Stone

Marianne Stone

Mill Girl

Christine Noonan

Christine Noonan

Mill Girl (uncredited)

Derek Newark

Derek Newark

Shooting Gallery Proprietor

Clifford Mollison

Clifford Mollison

Heckler

Norman Bird

Norman Bird

Training Sgt (uncredited)

Jeremy Child

Jeremy Child

Wealthy Young Man (uncredited)

Richard Davies

Richard Davies

Sergeant in Burial Party (uncredited)

Stanley Lebor

Stanley Lebor

Soldier (uncredited)

Jane Seymour

Jane Seymour

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Wensley Pithey

Wensley Pithey

Archduke Ferdinand (uncredited)

Meriel Forbes

Meriel Forbes

Lady Pamela Grey

David Lodge

David Lodge

Recruiting Sergeant at Music Hall

Maurice Arthur

Maurice Arthur

Soldier Singer at Chaplain's Address

Freddie Ascott

Freddie Ascott

'Whizzbang' Soldier

Cecilia Darby

Cecilia Darby

Sir Henry Wilson's Lady

George Ghent

George Ghent

Heckler at Pankhurst Speech

Dorothy Reynolds

Dorothy Reynolds

Heckler at Pankhurst Speech

John Trigger

John Trigger

Officer at Railway Station

Kathleen Wileman

Kathleen Wileman

Emma Smith - Age 4

Phyllis Calvert

Phyllis Calvert

Lady Dorothy Haig

Pamela Abbott

Pamela Abbott

Czarina Alexandra (uncredited)

Charlotte Attenborough

Charlotte Attenborough

Emma Smith - Age 8 (uncredited)

Annie Bee

Annie Bee

Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

Joanne Brown

Joanne Brown

Singer (uncredited)

Christopher Cabot

Christopher Cabot

Soldier in Shell Hole (uncredited)

Frank Coda

Frank Coda

Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

Ambrose Coghill

Ambrose Coghill

His Father (uncredited)

Stella Courtney

Stella Courtney

Poincaré's Lady (uncredited)

Sheila Cox

Sheila Cox

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Elizabeth Craven

Elizabeth Craven

Kaiserin Augusta (uncredited)

John Dunn-Hill

John Dunn-Hill

Irish Soldier (uncredited)

Ray Edwards

Ray Edwards

3rd Staff Officer in Ballroom (uncredited)

Charles Farrell

Charles Farrell

Policeman (uncredited)

Hermione Farthingale

Hermione Farthingale

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Frank Forsyth

Frank Forsyth

President Woodrow Wilson (uncredited)

Joyce Franklin

Joyce Franklin

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

John Gabriel

John Gabriel

Nikolai Lenin (uncredited)

Zeph Gladstone

Zeph Gladstone

Sir John's Chauffeuse (uncredited)

Ruth Gower

Ruth Gower

General von Moltke's Lady (uncredited)

Kim Grant

Kim Grant

Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

Carole Gray

Carole Gray

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Paul Hansard

Paul Hansard

German Officer (uncredited)

Kathleen Helme

Kathleen Helme

Berchtold's Lady (uncredited)

Richard Howard

Richard Howard

Young Soldier at Mons (uncredited)

John Hussey

John Hussey

Soldier on Balcony (uncredited)

Dinny Jones

Dinny Jones

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Lind Joyce

Lind Joyce

Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)

Dolores Judson

Dolores Judson

Haig's Girlfriend (uncredited)

Ruth Kettlewell

Ruth Kettlewell

Duchess Sophie (uncredited)

Delia Linden

Delia Linden

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Richard Loring

Richard Loring

Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

Tom Marshall

Tom Marshall

Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

Stanley McGeagh

Stanley McGeagh

Soldier in Gassed Trench (uncredited)

Isabelle Metcalfe

Isabelle Metcalfe

Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

Jenny Morgan

Jenny Morgan

Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

Anthony Morton

Anthony Morton

Italian Military Attaché (uncredited)

Steve Plytas

Steve Plytas

Turkish Military Attaché (uncredited)

Andrew Robertson

Andrew Robertson

2nd Scottish Soldier (uncredited)

Sue Robinson

Sue Robinson

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

David Scheuer

David Scheuer

French Soldier (uncredited)

Valerie Smith

Valerie Smith

Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

Guy Standeven

Guy Standeven

American Officer (uncredited)

Pippa Steel

Pippa Steel

Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)

P.G. Stephens

P.G. Stephens

Irish Soldier (uncredited)

Tony Thawnton

Tony Thawnton

Officer on Telephone (uncredited)

Christian Thorogood

Christian Thorogood

Irish Soldier (uncredited)

Brian Tipping

Brian Tipping

4th Scottish Soldier (uncredited)

Bette Vivian

Bette Vivian

Heckler at Pankhurst Speech (uncredited)

Tony Vogel

Tony Vogel

German Soldier (uncredited)

Arthur White

Arthur White

Sergeant in Dugout (uncredited)

Michael Wolf

Michael Wolf

German Officer (uncredited)

John Woodnutt

John Woodnutt

British Officer (uncredited)

Julia Wright

Julia Wright

Haig's Secretary (uncredited)

Mary Yeomans

Mary Yeomans

Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)

Norman Shelley

Norman Shelley

Staff Officer in Ballroom

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