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Oh! What a Lovely War

Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)

The musical shot in the arm!

Rating

Genre: Comedy, Music, War

Runtime: 2hr 18min

Director: Richard Attenborough

Available to rent or buy

DESCRIPTION

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.

🎭 Top Cast

Cast member photo for laurence-olivier — Laurence Olivier
Field Marshal Sir John French

Cast member photo for vanessa-redgrave — Vanessa Redgrave
Sylvia Pankhurst

Cast member photo for maggie-smith — Maggie Smith
Music Hall Star

Cast member photo for john-mills — John Mills
Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig

Cast member photo for corin-redgrave — Corin Redgrave
Bertie Smith

Cast member photo for maurice-roves — Maurice Roëves
George Smith

Cast member photo for ian-holm — Ian Holm
President Poincare

Cast member photo for juliet-mills — Juliet Mills
Nurse

Cast member photo for michael-bates — Michael Bates
Drunk Lance Corporal

Cast member photo for edward-fox — Edward Fox
Aide to Field-Marshal Haig

Cast member photo for dirk-bogarde — Dirk Bogarde
Stephen

Cast member photo for jean-pierre-cassel — Jean-Pierre Cassel
French Colonel

Cast member photo for john-clements — John Clements
Gen. von Moltke

Cast member photo for john-gielgud — John Gielgud
Count Leopold Von Berchtold

Cast member photo for jack-hawkins — Jack Hawkins
Emperor Franz Josef

Cast member photo for kenneth-more — Kenneth More
Kaiser Wilhelm II

Cast member photo for michael-redgrave — Michael Redgrave
Gen. Sir Henry Wilson

Cast member photo for ralph-richardson — Ralph Richardson
Sir Edward Grey

Cast member photo for susannah-york — Susannah York
Eleanor

Cast member photo for robert-flemyng — Robert Flemyng
Staff Officer in Gassed Trench

Cast member photo for paul-daneman — Paul Daneman
Czar Nicholas II

Cast member photo for guy-middleton — Guy Middleton
Gen. Sir William Robertson

Cast member photo for angela-thorne — Angela Thorne
Elizabeth May 'Betty' Smith

Cast member photo for wendy-allnutt — Wendy Allnutt
Florence Victoria 'Flo' Smith

Cast member photo for colin-farrell — Colin Farrell
Harry Arnold Smith

Cast member photo for malcolm-mcfee — Malcolm McFee
Frederick Percy 'Freddie' Smith

Cast member photo for john-rae — John Rae
Grandpa Smith

Cast member photo for paul-shelley — Paul Shelley
Jack Henry Smith

Cast member photo for kim-smith — Kim Smith
Richard 'Dickie' Smith

Cast member photo for mary-wimbush — Mary Wimbush
Mary Emma Smith

Cast member photo for john-owens — John Owens
Seamus Moore

Cast member photo for vincent-ball — Vincent Ball
Australian Soldier

Cast member photo for penelope-allen — Penelope Allen
Solo Chorus Girl

Cast member photo for pia-colombo — Pia Colombo
Estaminet Singer

Cast member photo for isabel-dean — Isabel Dean
Sir John French's Lady

Cast member photo for christian-doermer — Christian Doermer
Fritz

Cast member photo for joe-melia — Joe Melia
The Photographer

Cast member photo for nanette-newman — Nanette Newman
Nurse

Cast member photo for cecil-parker — Cecil Parker
Sir John

Cast member photo for natasha-parry — Natasha Parry
Sir William Robertson's Lady

Cast member photo for gerald-sim — Gerald Sim
Chaplain

Cast member photo for thorley-walters — Thorley Walters
Staff Officer

Cast member photo for anthony-ainley — Anthony Ainley
3rd Aide

Cast member photo for geoffrey-davies — Geoffrey Davies
Aide to Haig

Cast member photo for fanny-carby — Fanny Carby
Mill Girl

Cast member photo for peter-gilmore — Peter Gilmore
Pte Burgess

Cast member photo for ben-howard — Ben Howard
Pte Garbett

Cast member photo for norman-jones — Norman Jones
Scottish Soldier

Cast member photo for angus-lennie — Angus Lennie
Scottish Soldier

Cast member photo for paddy-joyce — Paddy Joyce
Irish Soldier

Cast member photo for harry-locke — Harry Locke
Heckler

Cast member photo for ron-pember — Ron Pember
Corporal

Cast member photo for marianne-stone — Marianne Stone
Mill Girl

Cast member photo for christine-noonan — Christine Noonan
Mill Girl (uncredited)

Cast member photo for derek-newark — Derek Newark
Shooting Gallery Proprietor

Cast member photo for clifford-mollison — Clifford Mollison
Heckler

Cast member photo for norman-bird — Norman Bird
Training Sgt (uncredited)

Cast member photo for jeremy-child — Jeremy Child
Wealthy Young Man (uncredited)

Cast member photo for richard-davies — Richard Davies
Sergeant in Burial Party (uncredited)

Cast member photo for stanley-lebor — Stanley Lebor
Soldier (uncredited)

Cast member photo for jane-seymour — Jane Seymour
Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Cast member photo for wensley-pithey — Wensley Pithey
Archduke Ferdinand (uncredited)

Cast member photo for meriel-forbes — Meriel Forbes
Lady Pamela Grey

Cast member photo for david-lodge — David Lodge
Recruiting Sergeant at Music Hall

Cast member photo for maurice-arthur — Maurice Arthur
Soldier Singer at Chaplain's Address

Cast member photo for freddie-ascott — Freddie Ascott
'Whizzbang' Soldier

Cast member photo for cecilia-darby — Cecilia Darby
Sir Henry Wilson's Lady

Cast member photo for george-ghent — George Ghent
Heckler at Pankhurst Speech

Cast member photo for dorothy-reynolds — Dorothy Reynolds
Heckler at Pankhurst Speech

Cast member photo for john-trigger — John Trigger
Officer at Railway Station

Cast member photo for kathleen-wileman — Kathleen Wileman
Emma Smith - Age 4

Cast member photo for phyllis-calvert — Phyllis Calvert
Lady Dorothy Haig

Cast member photo for pamela-abbott — Pamela Abbott
Czarina Alexandra (uncredited)

Cast member photo for charlotte-attenborough — Charlotte Attenborough
Emma Smith - Age 8 (uncredited)

Cast member photo for roy-beck — Roy Beck
American GI (uncredited)

Cast member photo for annie-bee — Annie Bee
Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

Cast member photo for joanne-brown — Joanne Brown
Singer (uncredited)

Cast member photo for christopher-cabot — Christopher Cabot
Soldier in Shell Hole (uncredited)

Cast member photo for frank-coda — Frank Coda
Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

Cast member photo for ambrose-coghill — Ambrose Coghill
His Father (uncredited)

Cast member photo for stella-courtney — Stella Courtney
Poincaré's Lady (uncredited)

Cast member photo for sheila-cox — Sheila Cox
Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Cast member photo for elizabeth-craven — Elizabeth Craven
Kaiserin Augusta (uncredited)

Cast member photo for john-dunn-hill — John Dunn-Hill
Irish Soldier (uncredited)

Cast member photo for ray-edwards — Ray Edwards
3rd Staff Officer in Ballroom (uncredited)

Cast member photo for charles-farrell — Charles Farrell
Policeman (uncredited)

Cast member photo for hermione-farthingale — Hermione Farthingale
Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Cast member photo for frank-forsyth — Frank Forsyth
President Woodrow Wilson (uncredited)

Cast member photo for joyce-franklin — Joyce Franklin
Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Cast member photo for john-gabriel — John Gabriel
Nikolai Lenin (uncredited)

Cast member photo for zeph-gladstone — Zeph Gladstone
Sir John's Chauffeuse (uncredited)

Cast member photo for ruth-gower — Ruth Gower
General von Moltke's Lady (uncredited)

Cast member photo for kim-grant — Kim Grant
Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

Cast member photo for carole-gray — Carole Gray
Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Cast member photo for paul-hansard — Paul Hansard
German Officer (uncredited)

Cast member photo for kathleen-helme — Kathleen Helme
Berchtold's Lady (uncredited)

Cast member photo for richard-howard — Richard Howard
Young Soldier at Mons (uncredited)

Cast member photo for john-hussey — John Hussey
Soldier on Balcony (uncredited)

Cast member photo for dinny-jones — Dinny Jones
Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Cast member photo for lind-joyce — Lind Joyce
Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)

Cast member photo for dolores-judson — Dolores Judson
Haig's Girlfriend (uncredited)

Cast member photo for ruth-kettlewell — Ruth Kettlewell
Duchess Sophie (uncredited)

Cast member photo for delia-linden — Delia Linden
Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Cast member photo for richard-loring — Richard Loring
Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

Cast member photo for tom-marshall — Tom Marshall
Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

Cast member photo for stanley-mcgeagh — Stanley McGeagh
Soldier in Gassed Trench (uncredited)

Cast member photo for isabelle-metcalfe — Isabelle Metcalfe
Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

Cast member photo for jenny-morgan — Jenny Morgan
Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

Cast member photo for anthony-morton — Anthony Morton
Italian Military Attaché (uncredited)

Cast member photo for steve-plytas — Steve Plytas
Turkish Military Attaché (uncredited)

Cast member photo for andrew-robertson — Andrew Robertson
2nd Scottish Soldier (uncredited)

Cast member photo for sue-robinson — Sue Robinson
Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Cast member photo for david-scheuer — David Scheuer
French Soldier (uncredited)

Cast member photo for valerie-smith — Valerie Smith
Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

Cast member photo for guy-standeven — Guy Standeven
American Officer (uncredited)

Cast member photo for pippa-steel — Pippa Steel
Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)

Cast member photo for pg-stephens — P.G. Stephens
Irish Soldier (uncredited)

Cast member photo for tony-thawnton — Tony Thawnton
Officer on Telephone (uncredited)

Cast member photo for christian-thorogood — Christian Thorogood
Irish Soldier (uncredited)

Cast member photo for brian-tipping — Brian Tipping
4th Scottish Soldier (uncredited)

Cast member photo for bette-vivian — Bette Vivian
Heckler at Pankhurst Speech (uncredited)

Cast member photo for tony-vogel — Tony Vogel
German Soldier (uncredited)

Cast member photo for arthur-white — Arthur White
Sergeant in Dugout (uncredited)

Cast member photo for michael-wolf — Michael Wolf
German Officer (uncredited)

Cast member photo for john-woodnutt — John Woodnutt
British Officer (uncredited)

Cast member photo for julia-wright — Julia Wright
Haig's Secretary (uncredited)

Cast member photo for mary-yeomans — Mary Yeomans
Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)

Cast member photo for norman-shelley — Norman Shelley
Staff Officer in Ballroom

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