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  • Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
  • G
    144 min | Comedy, Musical, War
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
G
144 min | Comedy, Musical, War

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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Writers
Charles Chilton (based on Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop Production by, and the members of the original cast) | Ted Allan (after a stage treatment by)
Cinematographer
Editor
Casting Director
Production Designer
Donald M. Ashton (as Don Ashton)
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Release date
Oct 3, 1969 (United States)

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Cast

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138 cast members
Name Known for
Wendy Allnutt
Florence Victoria 'Flo' Smith Florence Victoria 'Flo' Smith   See fewer
Colin Farrell
Harry Arnold Smith Harry Arnold Smith   See fewer
Malcolm McFee
Frederick Percy 'Freddie' Smith Frederick Percy 'Freddie' Smith   See fewer
John Rae
Grandpa Smith Grandpa Smith   See fewer
Corin Redgrave
Bertram Biddle 'Bertie' Smith Bertram Biddle 'Bertie' Smith   See fewer
Maurice Roëves
George Patrick Michael Smith George Patrick Michael Smith   See fewer
Paul Shelley
Jack Henry Smith Jack Henry Smith   See fewer
Kim Smith
Richard 'Dickie' Smith Richard 'Dickie' Smith   See fewer
Angela Thorne
Elizabeth May 'Betty' Smith Elizabeth May 'Betty' Smith   See fewer
Mary Wimbush
Mary Emma Smith Mary Emma Smith   See fewer
Vincent Ball
Australian Soldier Australian Soldier   See fewer
Pia Colombo
Estaminet Singer Estaminet Singer   See fewer
Paul Daneman
Czar Nicholas II Czar Nicholas II   See fewer
Isabel Dean
Sir John French's Lady Sir John French's Lady   See fewer
Robert Flemyng
Major Mallory - Staff Officer in Gassed Trench Major Mallory - Staff Officer in Gassed Trench   See fewer
Meriel Forbes
Lady Pamela Grey Lady Pamela Grey   See fewer
Ian Holm
President Raymond Poincaré President Raymond Poincaré   See fewer
David Lodge
Recruiting Sergeant at Music Hall Recruiting Sergeant at Music Hall   See fewer
Joe Melia
The Photographer The Photographer   See fewer
Guy Middleton
General Sir William Robertson General Sir William Robertson   See fewer
Cecil Parker
Sir John Sir John   See fewer
Natasha Parry
Sir William Robertson's Lady Sir William Robertson's Lady   See fewer
Gerald Sim
Chaplain Chaplain   See fewer
Thorley Walters
Staff Officer in Ballroom Staff Officer in Ballroom   See fewer
Anthony Ainley
3rd Aide 3rd Aide   See fewer
Penelope Allen
Solo Chorus Girl (as Penny Allen) Solo Chorus Girl (as Penny Allen)   See fewer
Maurice Arthur
Soldier Singer at Chaplain's Address Soldier Singer at Chaplain's Address   See fewer
Freddie Ascott
'Whizzbang' Soldier 'Whizzbang' Soldier   See fewer
Michael Bates
Drunk Lance Corporal Drunk Lance Corporal   See fewer
Fanny Carby
Mill Girl Mill Girl   See fewer
Cecilia Darby
Sir Henry Wilson's Lady Sir Henry Wilson's Lady   See fewer
Geoffrey Davies
Aide to Field-Marshal Haig Aide to Field-Marshal Haig   See fewer
Edward Fox
Aide to Field-Marshal Haig Aide to Field-Marshal Haig   See fewer
George Ghent
Heckler at Pankhurst Speech Heckler at Pankhurst Speech   See fewer
Peter Gilmore
Private Burgess Private Burgess   See fewer
Ben Howard
Private Garbett Private Garbett   See fewer
Norman Jones
Scottish Soldier Scottish Soldier   See fewer
Paddy Joyce
Irish Soldier Irish Soldier   See fewer
Angus Lennie
Scottish Soldier Scottish Soldier   See fewer
Harry Locke
Heckler at Pankhurst Speech Heckler at Pankhurst Speech   See fewer
Clifford Mollison
Heckler at Pankhurst Speech Heckler at Pankhurst Speech   See fewer
Derek Newark
Shooting Gallery Proprietor Shooting Gallery Proprietor   See fewer
John Owens
Seamus Moore Seamus Moore   See fewer
Ron Pember
Corporal at Railway Station Corporal at Railway Station   See fewer
Dorothy Reynolds
Heckler at Pankhurst Speech Heckler at Pankhurst Speech   See fewer
Norman Shelley
Staff Officer in Ballroom Staff Officer in Ballroom   See fewer
Marianne Stone
Mill Girl Mill Girl   See fewer
John Trigger
Officer at Railway Station Officer at Railway Station   See fewer
Kathleen Wileman
Emma Smith - Age 4 Emma Smith - Age 4   See fewer
Dirk Bogarde
Stephen Stephen   See fewer
Phyllis Calvert
Lady Dorothy Haig Lady Dorothy Haig   See fewer
Jean-Pierre Cassel
French Colonel (as Jean Pierre Cassel) French Colonel (as Jean Pierre Cassel)   See fewer
John Clements
General Helmuth von Moltke General Helmuth von Moltke   See fewer
John Gielgud
Count Leopold von Berchtold Count Leopold von Berchtold   See fewer
Jack Hawkins
Emperor Franz Joseph Emperor Franz Joseph   See fewer
Kenneth More
Kaiser Wilhelm II Kaiser Wilhelm II   See fewer
Laurence Olivier
Field-Marshal Sir John French Field-Marshal Sir John French   See fewer
Michael Redgrave
General Sir Henry Wilson General Sir Henry Wilson   See fewer
Vanessa Redgrave
Sylvia Pankhurst Sylvia Pankhurst   See fewer
Ralph Richardson
Sir Edward Grey Sir Edward Grey   See fewer
Maggie Smith
Music Hall Star Music Hall Star   See fewer
Susannah York
Eleanor Eleanor   See fewer
John Mills
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig   See fewer
Band of the Irish Guards
Military Band in Brighton (as The Band of the Irish Guards) Military Band in Brighton (as The Band of the Irish Guards)   See fewer
Pamela Abbott
Czarina Alexandra (uncredited) Czarina Alexandra (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Armstrong
British Officer (uncredited) British Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Charlotte Attenborough
Emma Smith - Age 8 (uncredited) Emma Smith - Age 8 (uncredited)   See fewer
Roy Beck
American GI (uncredited) American GI (uncredited)   See fewer
Annie Bee
Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited) Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)   See fewer
Norman Bird
Training Sergeant (uncredited) Training Sergeant (uncredited)   See fewer
Joanne Brown
Singer (uncredited) Singer (uncredited)   See fewer
Christopher Cabot
Soldier in Shell Hole (uncredited) Soldier in Shell Hole (uncredited)   See fewer
Jeremy Child
Wealthy Young Man (uncredited) Wealthy Young Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Coda
Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited) Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)   See fewer
Ambrose Coghill
His Father (uncredited) His Father (uncredited)   See fewer
Kenneth Colley
Irish Soldier (uncredited) Irish Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Maurice Connor
New Recruit (uncredited) New Recruit (uncredited)   See fewer
Stella Courtney
Poincaré's Lady (uncredited) Poincaré's Lady (uncredited)   See fewer
Sheila Cox
Chorus Girl (uncredited) Chorus Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Elizabeth Craven
Kaiserin Augusta (uncredited) Kaiserin Augusta (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Davies
Sergeant in Burial Party (uncredited) Sergeant in Burial Party (uncredited)   See fewer
John Dunn-Hill
Irish Soldier (uncredited) Irish Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Ray Edwards
3rd Staff Officer in Ballroom (uncredited) 3rd Staff Officer in Ballroom (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Farrell
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Hermione Farthingale
Chorus Girl (uncredited) Chorus Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Forsyth
President Woodrow Wilson (uncredited) President Woodrow Wilson (uncredited)   See fewer
Joyce Franklin
Chorus Girl (uncredited) Chorus Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
John Gabriel
Nikolai Lenin (uncredited) Nikolai Lenin (uncredited)   See fewer
Zeph Gladstone
Sir John's Chauffeuse (uncredited) Sir John's Chauffeuse (uncredited)   See fewer
Ruth Gower
General von Moltke's Lady (uncredited) General von Moltke's Lady (uncredited)   See fewer
Kim Grant
Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited) Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)   See fewer
Carole Gray
Chorus Girl (uncredited) Chorus Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Hansard
German Officer (uncredited) German Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Kathleen Helme
Berchtold's Lady (uncredited) Berchtold's Lady (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Howard
Young Soldier at Mons (uncredited) Young Soldier at Mons (uncredited)   See fewer
John Hussey
Soldier on Balcony (uncredited) Soldier on Balcony (uncredited)   See fewer
David Jason
Sergeant (uncredited) Sergeant (uncredited)   See fewer
Dinny Jones
Chorus Girl (uncredited) Chorus Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Lind Joyce
Scoreboard Girl (uncredited) Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Dolores Judson
Haig's Girlfriend (uncredited) Haig's Girlfriend (uncredited)   See fewer
Ruth Kettlewell
Duchess Sophie (uncredited) Duchess Sophie (uncredited)   See fewer
Stanley Lebor
Soldier in Gassed Trench (uncredited) Soldier in Gassed Trench (uncredited)   See fewer
Delia Linden
Chorus Girl (uncredited) Chorus Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Loring
Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited) Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Marshall
Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited) Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)   See fewer
Stanley McGeagh
Soldier in Gassed Trench (uncredited) Soldier in Gassed Trench (uncredited)   See fewer
Jay McGrath
British Officer (uncredited) British Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Isabelle Metcalfe
Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited) Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)   See fewer
Jenny Morgan
Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited) Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)   See fewer
Anthony Morton
Italian Military Attaché (uncredited) Italian Military Attaché (uncredited)   See fewer
Christine Noonan
Mill Girl (uncredited) Mill Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Wensley Pithey
Archduke Franz Ferdinand (uncredited) Archduke Franz Ferdinand (uncredited)   See fewer
Steve Plytas
Turkish Military Attaché (uncredited) Turkish Military Attaché (uncredited)   See fewer
Andrew Robertson
2nd Scottish Soldier (uncredited) 2nd Scottish Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Sue Robinson
Chorus Girl (uncredited) Chorus Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
David Scheuer
French Soldier (uncredited) French Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Jane Seymour
Chorus Girl (uncredited) Chorus Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Tina Simmons
Theatre Guest (uncredited) Theatre Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Valerie Smith
Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited) Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)   See fewer
Alecia St Leger
British Officer's Wife (uncredited) British Officer's Wife (uncredited)   See fewer
Guy Standeven
American Officer (uncredited) American Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Pippa Steel
Scoreboard Girl (uncredited) Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
P.G. Stephens
Irish Soldier (uncredited) Irish Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Tony Thawnton
Officer on Telephone (uncredited) Officer on Telephone (uncredited)   See fewer
Christian Thorogood
Irish Soldier (uncredited) Irish Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Brian Tipping
4th Scottish Soldier (uncredited) 4th Scottish Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Colin Vancao
Officer (uncredited) Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Bette Vivian
Heckler at Pankhurst Speech (uncredited) Heckler at Pankhurst Speech (uncredited)   See fewer
Tony Vogel
German Soldier (uncredited) German Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Arthur White
Sergeant in Dugout (uncredited) Sergeant in Dugout (uncredited)   See fewer
Ian Wilson
Salvation Army (uncredited) Salvation Army (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael Wolf
German Officer (uncredited) German Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
John Woodnutt
British Officer (uncredited) British Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Julia Wright
Haig's Secretary (uncredited) Haig's Secretary (uncredited)   See fewer
Mary Yeomans
Scoreboard Girl (uncredited) Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
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