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Oh! What a Lovely War

Oh! What a Lovely War

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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.

Date: 03/10/1969
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Vanessa Redgrave, Maggie Smith, John Mills, Corin Redgrave, Maurice Roëves, Ian Holm, Juliet Mills, Michael Bates, Edward Fox, Dirk Bogarde, Jean-Pierre Cassel, John Clements, John Gielgud, Jack Hawkins, Kenneth More, Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Susannah York, Robert Flemyng, Paul Daneman, Guy Middleton, Angela Thorne, Wendy Allnutt, Colin Farrell, Malcolm McFee, John Rae, Paul Shelley, Kim Smith, Mary Wimbush, John Owens, Vincent Ball, Penelope Allen, Pia Colombo, Isabel Dean, Christian Doermer, Joe Melia, Nanette Newman, Cecil Parker, Natasha Parry, Gerald Sim, Thorley Walters, Anthony Ainley, Geoffrey Davies, Fanny Carby, Peter Gilmore, Ben Howard, Norman Jones, Angus Lennie, Paddy Joyce, Harry Locke, Ron Pember, Marianne Stone, Christine Noonan, Derek Newark, Clifford Mollison, Norman Bird, Jeremy Child, Richard Davies, Stanley Lebor, Jane Seymour, Wensley Pithey, Meriel Forbes, David Lodge, Maurice Arthur, Freddie Ascott, Cecilia Darby, George Ghent, Dorothy Reynolds, John Trigger, Kathleen Wileman, Phyllis Calvert, Pamela Abbott, Charlotte Attenborough, Roy Beck, Annie Bee, Joanne Brown, Christopher Cabot, Frank Coda, Ambrose Coghill, Stella Courtney, Sheila Cox, Elizabeth Craven, John Dunn-Hill, Ray Edwards, Charles Farrell, Hermione Farthingale, Frank Forsyth, Joyce Franklin, John Gabriel, Zeph Gladstone, Ruth Gower, Kim Grant, Carole Gray, Paul Hansard, Kathleen Helme, Richard Howard, John Hussey, Dinny Jones, Lind Joyce, Dolores Judson, Ruth Kettlewell, Delia Linden, Richard Loring, Tom Marshall, Stanley McGeagh, Isabelle Metcalfe, Jenny Morgan, Anthony Morton, Steve Plytas, Andrew Robertson, Sue Robinson, David Scheuer, Valerie Smith, Guy Standeven, Pippa Steel, P.G. Stephens, Tony Thawnton, Christian Thorogood, Brian Tipping, Bette Vivian, Tony Vogel, Arthur White, Michael Wolf, John Woodnutt, Julia Wright, Mary Yeomans, Norman Shelley

Laurence Olivier as Field Marshal Sir John French in Oh! What a Lovely War Laurence Olivier

Vanessa Redgrave as Sylvia Pankhurst in Oh! What a Lovely War Vanessa Redgrave

Maggie Smith as Music Hall Star in Oh! What a Lovely War Maggie Smith

John Mills as Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig in Oh! What a Lovely War John Mills

Corin Redgrave as Bertie Smith in Oh! What a Lovely War Corin Redgrave

Maurice Roëves as George Smith in Oh! What a Lovely War Maurice Roëves

Ian Holm as President Poincare in Oh! What a Lovely War Ian Holm

Juliet Mills as Nurse in Oh! What a Lovely War Juliet Mills

Michael Bates as Drunk Lance Corporal in Oh! What a Lovely War Michael Bates

Edward Fox as Aide to Field-Marshal Haig in Oh! What a Lovely War Edward Fox

Dirk Bogarde as Stephen in Oh! What a Lovely War Dirk Bogarde

Jean-Pierre Cassel as French Colonel in Oh! What a Lovely War Jean-Pierre Cassel

John Clements as Gen. von Moltke in Oh! What a Lovely War John Clements

John Gielgud as Count Leopold Von Berchtold in Oh! What a Lovely War John Gielgud

Jack Hawkins as Emperor Franz Josef in Oh! What a Lovely War Jack Hawkins

Kenneth More as Kaiser Wilhelm II in Oh! What a Lovely War Kenneth More

Michael Redgrave as Gen. Sir Henry Wilson in Oh! What a Lovely War Michael Redgrave

Ralph Richardson as Sir Edward Grey in Oh! What a Lovely War Ralph Richardson

Susannah York as Eleanor in Oh! What a Lovely War Susannah York

Robert Flemyng as Staff Officer in Gassed Trench in Oh! What a Lovely War Robert Flemyng

Paul Daneman as Czar Nicholas II in Oh! What a Lovely War Paul Daneman

Guy Middleton as Gen. Sir William Robertson in Oh! What a Lovely War Guy Middleton

Angela Thorne as Elizabeth May 'Betty' Smith in Oh! What a Lovely War Angela Thorne

Wendy Allnutt as Florence Victoria 'Flo' Smith in Oh! What a Lovely War Wendy Allnutt

Colin Farrell as Harry Arnold Smith in Oh! What a Lovely War Colin Farrell

Malcolm McFee as Frederick Percy 'Freddie' Smith in Oh! What a Lovely War Malcolm McFee

John Rae

Paul Shelley as Jack Henry Smith in Oh! What a Lovely War Paul Shelley

Kim Smith

Mary Wimbush

John Owens as Seamus Moore in Oh! What a Lovely War John Owens

Vincent Ball as Australian Soldier in Oh! What a Lovely War Vincent Ball

Penelope Allen

Pia Colombo as Estaminet Singer in Oh! What a Lovely War Pia Colombo

Isabel Dean as Sir John French's Lady in Oh! What a Lovely War Isabel Dean

Christian Doermer as Fritz in Oh! What a Lovely War Christian Doermer

Joe Melia as The Photographer in Oh! What a Lovely War Joe Melia

Nanette Newman as Nurse in Oh! What a Lovely War Nanette Newman

Cecil Parker as Sir John in Oh! What a Lovely War Cecil Parker

Natasha Parry as Sir William Robertson's Lady in Oh! What a Lovely War Natasha Parry

Gerald Sim as Chaplain in Oh! What a Lovely War Gerald Sim

Thorley Walters as Staff Officer in Oh! What a Lovely War Thorley Walters

Anthony Ainley as 3rd Aide in Oh! What a Lovely War Anthony Ainley

Geoffrey Davies

Fanny Carby

Peter Gilmore as Pte Burgess in Oh! What a Lovely War Peter Gilmore

Ben Howard as Pte Garbett in Oh! What a Lovely War Ben Howard

Norman Jones as Scottish Soldier in Oh! What a Lovely War Norman Jones

Angus Lennie as Scottish Soldier in Oh! What a Lovely War Angus Lennie

Paddy Joyce as Irish Soldier in Oh! What a Lovely War Paddy Joyce

Harry Locke as Heckler in Oh! What a Lovely War Harry Locke

Ron Pember as Corporal in Oh! What a Lovely War Ron Pember

Marianne Stone as Mill Girl in Oh! What a Lovely War Marianne Stone

Christine Noonan as Mill Girl (uncredited) in Oh! What a Lovely War Christine Noonan

Derek Newark as Shooting Gallery Proprietor in Oh! What a Lovely War Derek Newark

Clifford Mollison as Heckler in Oh! What a Lovely War Clifford Mollison

Norman Bird as Training Sgt (uncredited) in Oh! What a Lovely War Norman Bird

Jeremy Child as Wealthy Young Man (uncredited) in Oh! What a Lovely War Jeremy Child

Richard Davies as Sergeant in Burial Party (uncredited) in Oh! What a Lovely War Richard Davies

Stanley Lebor as Soldier (uncredited) in Oh! What a Lovely War Stanley Lebor

Jane Seymour as Chorus Girl (uncredited) in Oh! What a Lovely War Jane Seymour

Wensley Pithey as Archduke Ferdinand (uncredited) in Oh! What a Lovely War Wensley Pithey

Meriel Forbes

David Lodge as Recruiting Sergeant at Music Hall in Oh! What a Lovely War David Lodge

Maurice Arthur

Freddie Ascott

Cecilia Darby

George Ghent

Dorothy Reynolds as Heckler at Pankhurst Speech in Oh! What a Lovely War Dorothy Reynolds

John Trigger

Kathleen Wileman

Phyllis Calvert as Lady Dorothy Haig in Oh! What a Lovely War Phyllis Calvert

Pamela Abbott

Charlotte Attenborough

Roy Beck as American GI (uncredited) in Oh! What a Lovely War Roy Beck

Annie Bee

Joanne Brown

Christopher Cabot

Frank Coda

Ambrose Coghill

Stella Courtney

Sheila Cox

Elizabeth Craven

John Dunn-Hill as Irish Soldier (uncredited) in Oh! What a Lovely War John Dunn-Hill

Ray Edwards

Charles Farrell as Policeman (uncredited) in Oh! What a Lovely War Charles Farrell

Hermione Farthingale

Frank Forsyth

Joyce Franklin

John Gabriel

Zeph Gladstone

Ruth Gower

Kim Grant

Carole Gray as Chorus Girl (uncredited) in Oh! What a Lovely War Carole Gray

Paul Hansard as German Officer (uncredited) in Oh! What a Lovely War Paul Hansard

Kathleen Helme

Richard Howard

John Hussey as Soldier on Balcony (uncredited) in Oh! What a Lovely War John Hussey

Dinny Jones

Lind Joyce

Dolores Judson

Ruth Kettlewell as Duchess Sophie (uncredited) in Oh! What a Lovely War Ruth Kettlewell

Delia Linden

Richard Loring

Tom Marshall

Stanley McGeagh

Isabelle Metcalfe

Jenny Morgan

Anthony Morton

Steve Plytas as Turkish Military Attaché (uncredited) in Oh! What a Lovely War Steve Plytas

Andrew Robertson

Sue Robinson

David Scheuer

Valerie Smith

Guy Standeven as American Officer (uncredited) in Oh! What a Lovely War Guy Standeven

Pippa Steel as Scoreboard Girl (uncredited) in Oh! What a Lovely War Pippa Steel

P.G. Stephens

Tony Thawnton

Christian Thorogood

Brian Tipping

Bette Vivian

Tony Vogel as German Soldier (uncredited) in Oh! What a Lovely War Tony Vogel

Arthur White

Michael Wolf

John Woodnutt as British Officer (uncredited) in Oh! What a Lovely War John Woodnutt

Julia Wright

Mary Yeomans

Norman Shelley

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