Oh! What a Lovely War

Directed by Richard Attenborough
G
1969    2h 18mComedy, Musical,
7.075%73%
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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Cast of Oh! What a Lovely War

  • Laurence OlivierField Marshal Sir John French
  • Vanessa RedgraveSylvia Pankhurst
  • Maggie SmithMusic Hall Star
  • John MillsField Marshall Sir Douglas Haig
  • Corin RedgraveBertie Smith
  • Maurice RoëvesGeorge Smith
  • Ian HolmPresident Poincare
  • Juliet MillsNurse
  • Michael BatesDrunk Lance Corporal
  • Edward FoxAide to Field-Marshal Haig
  • Dirk BogardeStephen
  • Jean-Pierre CasselFrench Colonel
  • John ClementsGen. von Moltke
  • John GielgudCount Leopold Von Berchtold
  • Jack HawkinsEmperor Franz Josef
  • Kenneth MoreKaiser Wilhelm II
  • Michael RedgraveGen. Sir Henry Wilson
  • Ralph RichardsonSir Edward Grey
  • Susannah YorkEleanor
  • Robert FlemyngStaff Officer in Gassed Trench
  • Paul DanemanCzar Nicholas II
  • Guy MiddletonGen. Sir William Robertson
  • Angela ThorneElizabeth May 'Betty' Smith
  • Wendy AllnuttFlorence Victoria 'Flo' Smith
  • Colin FarrellHarry Arnold Smith
  • Malcolm McFeeFrederick Percy 'Freddie' Smith
  • John RaeGrandpa Smith
  • Paul ShelleyJack Henry Smith
  • Kim SmithRichard 'Dickie' Smith
  • Mary WimbushMary Emma Smith
  • John OwensSeamus Moore
  • Vincent BallAustralian Soldier
  • Penelope AllenSolo Chorus Girl
  • Pia ColomboEstaminet Singer
  • Isabel DeanSir John French's Lady
  • Christian DoermerFritz
  • Joe MeliaThe Photographer
  • Nanette NewmanNurse
  • Cecil ParkerSir John
  • Natasha ParrySir William Robertson's Lady
  • Gerald SimChaplain
  • Thorley WaltersStaff Officer
  • Anthony Ainley3rd Aide
  • Geoffrey DaviesAide to Haig
  • Fanny CarbyMill Girl
  • Peter GilmorePte Burgess
  • Ben HowardPte Garbett
  • Norman JonesScottish Soldier
  • Angus LennieScottish Soldier
  • Paddy JoyceIrish Soldier
  • Harry LockeHeckler
  • Ron PemberCorporal
  • Marianne StoneMill Girl
  • Christine NoonanMill Girl (uncredited)
  • Derek NewarkShooting Gallery Proprietor
  • Clifford MollisonHeckler
  • Norman BirdTraining Sgt (uncredited)
  • Jeremy ChildWealthy Young Man (uncredited)
  • Richard DaviesSergeant in Burial Party (uncredited)
  • Stanley LeborSoldier (uncredited)
  • Jane SeymourChorus Girl (uncredited)
  • Wensley PitheyArchduke Ferdinand (uncredited)
  • Meriel ForbesLady Pamela Grey
  • David LodgeRecruiting Sergeant at Music Hall
  • Maurice ArthurSoldier Singer at Chaplain's Address
  • Freddie Ascott'Whizzbang' Soldier
  • Cecilia DarbySir Henry Wilson's Lady
  • George GhentHeckler at Pankhurst Speech
  • Dorothy ReynoldsHeckler at Pankhurst Speech
  • John TriggerOfficer at Railway Station
  • Kathleen WilemanEmma Smith - Age 4
  • Phyllis CalvertLady Dorothy Haig
  • Pamela AbbottCzarina Alexandra (uncredited)
  • Charlotte AttenboroughEmma Smith - Age 8 (uncredited)
  • Roy BeckAmerican GI (uncredited)
  • Annie BeeGirl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
  • Joanne BrownSinger (uncredited)
  • Christopher CabotSoldier in Shell Hole (uncredited)
  • Frank CodaSoldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
  • Ambrose CoghillHis Father (uncredited)
  • Stella CourtneyPoincaré's Lady (uncredited)
  • Sheila CoxChorus Girl (uncredited)
  • Elizabeth CravenKaiserin Augusta (uncredited)
  • John Dunn-HillIrish Soldier (uncredited)
  • Ray Edwards3rd Staff Officer in Ballroom (uncredited)
  • Charles FarrellPoliceman (uncredited)
  • Hermione FarthingaleChorus Girl (uncredited)
  • Frank ForsythPresident Woodrow Wilson (uncredited)
  • Joyce FranklinChorus Girl (uncredited)
  • John GabrielNikolai Lenin (uncredited)
  • Zeph GladstoneSir John's Chauffeuse (uncredited)
  • Ruth GowerGeneral von Moltke's Lady (uncredited)
  • Kim GrantSoldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
  • Carole GrayChorus Girl (uncredited)
  • Paul HansardGerman Officer (uncredited)
  • Kathleen HelmeBerchtold's Lady (uncredited)
  • Richard HowardYoung Soldier at Mons (uncredited)
  • John HusseySoldier on Balcony (uncredited)
  • Dinny JonesChorus Girl (uncredited)
  • Lind JoyceScoreboard Girl (uncredited)
  • Dolores JudsonHaig's Girlfriend (uncredited)
  • Ruth KettlewellDuchess Sophie (uncredited)
  • Delia LindenChorus Girl (uncredited)
  • Richard LoringSoldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
  • Tom MarshallSoldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
  • Stanley McGeaghSoldier in Gassed Trench (uncredited)
  • Isabelle MetcalfeGirl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
  • Jenny MorganGirl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
  • Anthony MortonItalian Military Attaché (uncredited)
  • Steve PlytasTurkish Military Attaché (uncredited)
  • Andrew Robertson2nd Scottish Soldier (uncredited)
  • Sue RobinsonChorus Girl (uncredited)
  • David ScheuerFrench Soldier (uncredited)
  • Valerie SmithGirl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
  • Guy StandevenAmerican Officer (uncredited)
  • Pippa SteelScoreboard Girl (uncredited)
  • P.G. StephensIrish Soldier (uncredited)
  • Tony ThawntonOfficer on Telephone (uncredited)
  • Christian ThorogoodIrish Soldier (uncredited)
  • Brian Tipping4th Scottish Soldier (uncredited)
  • Bette VivianHeckler at Pankhurst Speech (uncredited)
  • Tony VogelGerman Soldier (uncredited)
  • Arthur WhiteSergeant in Dugout (uncredited)
  • Michael WolfGerman Officer (uncredited)
  • John WoodnuttBritish Officer (uncredited)
  • Julia WrightHaig's Secretary (uncredited)
  • Mary YeomansScoreboard Girl (uncredited)
  • Norman ShelleyStaff Officer in Ballroom

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