Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)2h24
Comedy · Music · War
Director Richard Attenborough (7.0 avg)
Also directed Gandhi, Chaplin, A Bridge Too Far, and 8 more
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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Cast
Laurence Olivier
Vanessa Redgrave
Maggie Smith
John Mills
Corin Redgrave
Maurice Roëves
Ian Holm
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