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Oh! What a Lovely War

The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the five boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare.

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Richard Attenborough

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Cast & Crew

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

Sylvia Pankhurst

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Count Leopold Von Berchtold

Corin Redgrave

Corin Redgrave

Bertie Smith

John Hussey

John Hussey

Soldier on Balcony (uncredited)

Anthony Ainley

Anthony Ainley

3rd Aide

Norman Jones

Norman Jones

Scottish Soldier

Jane Seymour

Jane Seymour

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Guy Standeven

Guy Standeven

American Officer (uncredited)

Edward Fox

Edward Fox

Aide to Field-Marshal Haig

Paul Daneman

Paul Daneman

Czar Nicholas II

Anthony Morton

Anthony Morton

Italian Military Attaché (uncredited)

Susannah York

Susannah York

Eleanor

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Jean-Pierre Cassel

French Colonel

Ian Holm

Ian Holm

President Poincare

Marianne Stone

Marianne Stone

Mill Girl

Stanley Lebor

Stanley Lebor

Soldier (uncredited)

Steve Plytas

Steve Plytas

Turkish Military Attaché (uncredited)

Frank Forsyth

Frank Forsyth

President Woodrow Wilson (uncredited)

Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

Field Marshal Sir John French

Thorley Walters

Thorley Walters

Staff Officer

Clifford Mollison

Clifford Mollison

Heckler

Norman Shelley

Norman Shelley

Staff Officer in Ballroom

John Owens

John Owens

Seamus Moore

Norman Bird

Norman Bird

Training Sgt (uncredited)

Gerald Sim

Gerald Sim

Chaplain

Michael Redgrave

Michael Redgrave

Gen. Sir Henry Wilson

Cecil Parker

Cecil Parker

Sir John

John Mills

John Mills

Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig

Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

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Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith

Music Hall Star

Jack Hawkins

Jack Hawkins

Emperor Franz Josef

John Clements

John Clements

Gen. von Moltke

Stanley McGeagh

Stanley McGeagh

Soldier in Gassed Trench (uncredited)

Colin Farrell

Colin Farrell

Harry Arnold Smith

Ralph Richardson

Ralph Richardson

Sir Edward Grey

John Rae

John Rae

Grandpa Smith

Nanette Newman

Nanette Newman

Nurse

Isabel Dean

Isabel Dean

Sir John French's Lady

Michael Bates

Michael Bates

Drunk Lance Corporal

Peter Gilmore

Peter Gilmore

Pte Burgess

Maurice Roëves

Maurice Roëves

George Smith

Mary Wimbush

Mary Wimbush

Mary Emma Smith

Dirk Bogarde

Dirk Bogarde

Stephen

John Dunn-Hill

John Dunn-Hill

Irish Soldier (uncredited)

Juliet Mills

Juliet Mills

Nurse

Tom Marshall

Tom Marshall

Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

Harry Locke

Harry Locke

Heckler

Vincent Ball

Vincent Ball

Australian Soldier

Fanny Carby

Fanny Carby

Mill Girl

Kenneth More

Kenneth More

Kaiser Wilhelm II

Robert Flemyng

Robert Flemyng

Staff Officer in Gassed Trench

Ruth Kettlewell

Ruth Kettlewell

Duchess Sophie (uncredited)

Meriel Forbes

Meriel Forbes

Lady Pamela Grey

Paul Hansard

Paul Hansard

German Officer (uncredited)

Ron Pember

Ron Pember

Corporal

Christian Doermer

Christian Doermer

Fritz

Paddy Joyce

Paddy Joyce

Irish Soldier

Christine Noonan

Christine Noonan

Mill Girl (uncredited)

George Ghent

George Ghent

Heckler at Pankhurst Speech

Jeremy Child

Jeremy Child

Wealthy Young Man (uncredited)

Arthur White

Arthur White

Sergeant in Dugout (uncredited)

John Woodnutt

John Woodnutt

British Officer (uncredited)

Angus Lennie

Angus Lennie

Scottish Soldier

Carole Gray

Carole Gray

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

David Lodge

David Lodge

Recruiting Sergeant at Music Hall

Michael Wolf

Michael Wolf

German Officer (uncredited)

Richard Loring

Richard Loring

Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

Geoffrey Davies

Geoffrey Davies

Aide to Haig

John Gabriel

John Gabriel

Nikolai Lenin (uncredited)

Charles Farrell

Charles Farrell

Policeman (uncredited)

Kim Smith

Kim Smith

Richard 'Dickie' Smith

Stella Courtney

Stella Courtney

Poincaré's Lady (uncredited)

Penelope Allen

Penelope Allen

Solo Chorus Girl

Pamela Abbott

Pamela Abbott

Czarina Alexandra (uncredited)

Angela Thorne

Angela Thorne

Elizabeth May 'Betty' Smith

Richard Davies

Richard Davies

Sergeant in Burial Party (uncredited)

Ben Howard

Ben Howard

Pte Garbett

Ray Edwards

Ray Edwards

3rd Staff Officer in Ballroom (uncredited)

Paul Shelley

Paul Shelley

Jack Henry Smith

Mary Yeomans

Mary Yeomans

Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)

Phyllis Calvert

Phyllis Calvert

Lady Dorothy Haig

Pippa Steel

Pippa Steel

Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)

David Scheuer

David Scheuer

French Soldier (uncredited)

Derek Newark

Derek Newark

Shooting Gallery Proprietor

Charlotte Attenborough

Charlotte Attenborough

Emma Smith - Age 8 (uncredited)

Wendy Allnutt

Wendy Allnutt

Florence Victoria 'Flo' Smith

Andrew Robertson

Andrew Robertson

2nd Scottish Soldier (uncredited)

Frank Coda

Frank Coda

Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

Brian Tipping

Brian Tipping

4th Scottish Soldier (uncredited)

Natasha Parry

Natasha Parry

Sir William Robertson's Lady

Wensley Pithey

Wensley Pithey

Archduke Ferdinand (uncredited)

P.G. Stephens

P.G. Stephens

Irish Soldier (uncredited)

Tony Thawnton

Tony Thawnton

Officer on Telephone (uncredited)

Guy Middleton

Guy Middleton

Gen. Sir William Robertson

Jenny Morgan

Jenny Morgan

Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

Joe Melia

Joe Melia

The Photographer

Malcolm McFee

Malcolm McFee

Frederick Percy 'Freddie' Smith

Pia Colombo

Pia Colombo

Estaminet Singer

Maurice Arthur

Maurice Arthur

Soldier Singer at Chaplain's Address

Freddie Ascott

Freddie Ascott

'Whizzbang' Soldier

Cecilia Darby

Cecilia Darby

Sir Henry Wilson's Lady

Dorothy Reynolds

Dorothy Reynolds

Heckler at Pankhurst Speech

John Trigger

John Trigger

Officer at Railway Station

Kathleen Wileman

Kathleen Wileman

Emma Smith - Age 4

Annie Bee

Annie Bee

Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

Joanne Brown

Joanne Brown

Singer (uncredited)

Christopher Cabot

Christopher Cabot

Soldier in Shell Hole (uncredited)

Ambrose Coghill

Ambrose Coghill

His Father (uncredited)

Sheila Cox

Sheila Cox

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Elizabeth Craven

Elizabeth Craven

Kaiserin Augusta (uncredited)

Hermione Farthingale

Hermione Farthingale

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Joyce Franklin

Joyce Franklin

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Zeph Gladstone

Zeph Gladstone

Sir John's Chauffeuse (uncredited)

Ruth Gower

Ruth Gower

General von Moltke's Lady (uncredited)

Kim Grant

Kim Grant

Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

Kathleen Helme

Kathleen Helme

Berchtold's Lady (uncredited)

Richard Howard

Richard Howard

Young Soldier at Mons (uncredited)

Dinny Jones

Dinny Jones

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Lind Joyce

Lind Joyce

Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)

Dolores Judson

Dolores Judson

Haig's Girlfriend (uncredited)

Delia Linden

Delia Linden

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Isabelle Metcalfe

Isabelle Metcalfe

Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

Sue Robinson

Sue Robinson

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Valerie Smith

Valerie Smith

Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

Christian Thorogood

Christian Thorogood

Irish Soldier (uncredited)

Bette Vivian

Bette Vivian

Heckler at Pankhurst Speech (uncredited)

Julia Wright

Julia Wright

Haig's Secretary (uncredited)

Tony Vogel

Tony Vogel

German Soldier (uncredited)

Details

GenresComedy, Music, War
Runtime2h 24 mins
Released on10 Mar 1969
Languageen
Age RatingG
Produced InUnited Kingdom
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