Oh! What a Lovely War poster

Oh! What a Lovely War( 1969)

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The musical shot in the arm!

Overview

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

      Field Marshal Sir John French

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      Vanessa Redgrave

      Sylvia Pankhurst

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      Maggie Smith

      Music Hall Star

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      John Mills

      Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig

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      Corin Redgrave

      Bertie Smith

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      Maurice Roëves

      George Smith

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      Ian Holm

      President Poincare

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      Juliet Mills

      Nurse

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      Michael Bates

      Drunk Lance Corporal

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      Edward Fox

      Aide to Field-Marshal Haig

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      Dirk Bogarde

      Stephen

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      Jean-Pierre Cassel

      French Colonel

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      John Clements

      Gen. von Moltke

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      John Gielgud

      Count Leopold Von Berchtold

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      Jack Hawkins

      Emperor Franz Josef

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      Kenneth More

      Kaiser Wilhelm II

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      Michael Redgrave

      Gen. Sir Henry Wilson

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      Ralph Richardson

      Sir Edward Grey

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      Susannah York

      Eleanor

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      Robert Flemyng

      Staff Officer in Gassed Trench

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      Paul Daneman

      Czar Nicholas II

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      Guy Middleton

      Gen. Sir William Robertson

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      Angela Thorne

      Elizabeth May 'Betty' Smith

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      Wendy Allnutt

      Florence Victoria 'Flo' Smith

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      Colin Farrell

      Harry Arnold Smith

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      Malcolm McFee

      Frederick Percy 'Freddie' Smith

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      John Rae

      Grandpa Smith

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      Paul Shelley

      Jack Henry Smith

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      Kim Smith

      Richard 'Dickie' Smith

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      Mary Wimbush

      Mary Emma Smith

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      John Owens

      Seamus Moore

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      Vincent Ball

      Australian Soldier

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      Penelope Allen

      Solo Chorus Girl

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      Pia Colombo

      Estaminet Singer

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      Isabel Dean

      Sir John French's Lady

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      Christian Doermer

      Fritz

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      Joe Melia

      The Photographer

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      Nanette Newman

      Nurse

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      Cecil Parker

      Sir John

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      Natasha Parry

      Sir William Robertson's Lady

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      Gerald Sim

      Chaplain

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      Thorley Walters

      Staff Officer

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      Anthony Ainley

      3rd Aide

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      Geoffrey Davies

      Aide to Haig

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      Fanny Carby

      Mill Girl

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      Peter Gilmore

      Pte Burgess

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      Ben Howard

      Pte Garbett

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      Norman Jones

      Scottish Soldier

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      Angus Lennie

      Scottish Soldier

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      Paddy Joyce

      Irish Soldier

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      Harry Locke

      Heckler

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      Ron Pember

      Corporal

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      Marianne Stone

      Mill Girl

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      Christine Noonan

      Mill Girl (uncredited)

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      Derek Newark

      Shooting Gallery Proprietor

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      Clifford Mollison

      Heckler

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      Norman Bird

      Training Sgt (uncredited)

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      Jeremy Child

      Wealthy Young Man (uncredited)

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      Richard Davies

      Sergeant in Burial Party (uncredited)

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      Stanley Lebor

      Soldier (uncredited)

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      Jane Seymour

      Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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      Wensley Pithey

      Archduke Ferdinand (uncredited)

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      Meriel Forbes

      Lady Pamela Grey

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      David Lodge

      Recruiting Sergeant at Music Hall

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      Maurice Arthur

      Soldier Singer at Chaplain's Address

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      Freddie Ascott

      'Whizzbang' Soldier

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      Cecilia Darby

      Sir Henry Wilson's Lady

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      George Ghent

      Heckler at Pankhurst Speech

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      Dorothy Reynolds

      Heckler at Pankhurst Speech

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      John Trigger

      Officer at Railway Station

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      Kathleen Wileman

      Emma Smith - Age 4

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      Phyllis Calvert

      Lady Dorothy Haig

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      Pamela Abbott

      Czarina Alexandra (uncredited)

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      Charlotte Attenborough

      Emma Smith - Age 8 (uncredited)

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      Roy Beck

      American GI (uncredited)

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      Annie Bee

      Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

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      Joanne Brown

      Singer (uncredited)

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      Christopher Cabot

      Soldier in Shell Hole (uncredited)

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      Frank Coda

      Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

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      Ambrose Coghill

      His Father (uncredited)

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      Stella Courtney

      Poincaré's Lady (uncredited)

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      Sheila Cox

      Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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      Elizabeth Craven

      Kaiserin Augusta (uncredited)

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      John Dunn-Hill

      Irish Soldier (uncredited)

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      Ray Edwards

      3rd Staff Officer in Ballroom (uncredited)

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      Charles Farrell

      Policeman (uncredited)

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      Hermione Farthingale

      Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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      Frank Forsyth

      President Woodrow Wilson (uncredited)

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      Joyce Franklin

      Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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      John Gabriel

      Nikolai Lenin (uncredited)

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      Zeph Gladstone

      Sir John's Chauffeuse (uncredited)

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      Ruth Gower

      General von Moltke's Lady (uncredited)

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      Kim Grant

      Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

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      Carole Gray

      Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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      Paul Hansard

      German Officer (uncredited)

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      Kathleen Helme

      Berchtold's Lady (uncredited)

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      Richard Howard

      Young Soldier at Mons (uncredited)

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      John Hussey

      Soldier on Balcony (uncredited)

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      Dinny Jones

      Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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      Lind Joyce

      Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)

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      Dolores Judson

      Haig's Girlfriend (uncredited)

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      Ruth Kettlewell

      Duchess Sophie (uncredited)

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      Delia Linden

      Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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      Richard Loring

      Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

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      Tom Marshall

      Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

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      Stanley McGeagh

      Soldier in Gassed Trench (uncredited)

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      Isabelle Metcalfe

      Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

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      Jenny Morgan

      Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

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      Anthony Morton

      Italian Military Attaché (uncredited)

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      Steve Plytas

      Turkish Military Attaché (uncredited)

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      Andrew Robertson

      2nd Scottish Soldier (uncredited)

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      Sue Robinson

      Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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      David Scheuer

      French Soldier (uncredited)

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      Valerie Smith

      Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

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      Guy Standeven

      American Officer (uncredited)

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      Pippa Steel

      Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)

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      P.G. Stephens

      Irish Soldier (uncredited)

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      Tony Thawnton

      Officer on Telephone (uncredited)

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      Christian Thorogood

      Irish Soldier (uncredited)

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      Brian Tipping

      4th Scottish Soldier (uncredited)

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      Bette Vivian

      Heckler at Pankhurst Speech (uncredited)

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      Tony Vogel

      German Soldier (uncredited)

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      Arthur White

      Sergeant in Dugout (uncredited)

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      Michael Wolf

      German Officer (uncredited)

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      John Woodnutt

      British Officer (uncredited)

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      Julia Wright

      Haig's Secretary (uncredited)

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      Mary Yeomans

      Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)

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      Norman Shelley

      Staff Officer in Ballroom

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • world war i
    • dark comedy
    • british empire
    • satire
    • anti war