The Great War (1959)2h17
Comedy · War · Drama
Director Mario Monicelli (7.7 avg)
Also directed Big Deal on Madonna Street, My Friends, The Marquis of Grillo, and 56 more
Italy, 1916. Oreste Jacovacci and Giovanni Busacca are called, as all the Italian youths, to serve the army in the WWI. They both try in every way to avoid serving the army.
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Cast
Vittorio Gassman
Alberto Sordi
Silvana Mangano
Folco Lulli
Bernard Blier
Romolo Valli
Vittorio Sanipoli
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