Oh! What a Lovely War


Oh! What a Lovely War

Overview:

A movie about the First World War based on a stage musical of the same name, portraying the "Game of War" and focusing mainly on the members of one family (last name Smith) who go off to war. Much of the action in the movie revolves around the words of the marching songs of the soldiers, and many scenes portray some of the more famous (and infamous) incidents of the war, including the assassination of Duke Ferdinand, the Christmas meeting between British and German soldiers in no-mans-land, and the wiping out by their own side of a force of Irish soldiers newly arrived at the front, after successfully capturing a ridge that had been contested for some time.

Votes 14 (6.4/10)

Runtime: 138 minutes

Release Date 1969-03-10

Tagline: The ever popular war games. With songs, battles & a few jokes

Production company:

  • Paramount Pictures
  • Accord Productions

Production country:

  • United Kingdom

Genres:

  • Comedy
  • Music
  • War

Trailer

Further Information

Field Marshal Sir John French
Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
Sylvia Pankhurst
Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave
Music Hall Star
Maggie Smith
Maggie Smith
Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig
John Mills
John Mills
Bertie Smith
Corin Redgrave
Corin Redgrave
George Smith
Maurice Roeves
Maurice Roeves
President Poincare
Ian Holm
Ian Holm
Nurse
Juliet Mills
Juliet Mills
Drunk Lance Corporal
Michael Bates
Michael Bates
Aide to Field-Marshal Haig
Edward Fox
Edward Fox
Stephen
Dirk Bogarde
Dirk Bogarde
French Colonel
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Gen. von Moltke
John Clements
John Clements
Count Leopold Von Berchtold
John Gielgud
John Gielgud
Emperor Franz Josef
Jack Hawkins
Jack Hawkins
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Kenneth More
Kenneth More
Gen. Sir Henry Wilson
Michael Redgrave
Michael Redgrave
Sir Edward Grey
Ralph Richardson
Ralph Richardson
Eleanor
Susannah York
Susannah York
Staff Officer in Gassed Trench
Robert Flemyng
Robert Flemyng
Czar Nicholas II
Paul Daneman
Paul Daneman
Gen. Sir William Robertson
Guy Middleton
Guy Middleton
Elizabeth May 'Betty' Smith
Angela Thorne
Angela Thorne
Florence Victoria 'Flo' Smith
Wendy Allnutt
Wendy Allnutt
Harry Arnold Smith
Colin Farrell
Colin Farrell
Frederick Percy 'Freddie' Smith
Malcolm McFee
Malcolm McFee
Grandpa Smith
John Rae
John Rae
Jack Henry Smith
Paul Shelley
Paul Shelley
Richard 'Dickie' Smith
Kim Smith
Kim Smith
Mary Emma Smith
Mary Wimbush
Mary Wimbush
Seamus Moore
John Owens
John Owens
Australian Soldier
Vincent Ball
Vincent Ball
Solo Chorus Girl
Penelope Allen
Penelope Allen
Estaminet Singer
Pia Colombo
Pia Colombo
Sir John French's Lady
Isabel Dean
Isabel Dean
Fritz
Christian Doermer
Christian Doermer
The Photographer
Joe Melia
Joe Melia
Nurse
Nanette Newman
Nanette Newman
Sir John
Cecil Parker
Cecil Parker
Sir William Robertson's Lady
Natasha Parry
Natasha Parry
Chaplain
Gerald Sim
Gerald Sim
Staff Officer
Thorley Walters
Thorley Walters
3rd Aide
Anthony Ainley
Anthony Ainley
Aide to Haig
Geoffrey Davies
Geoffrey Davies
Mill Girl
Fanny Carby
Fanny Carby
Pte Burgess
Peter Gilmore
Peter Gilmore
Pte Garbett
Ben Howard
Ben Howard
Scottish Soldier
Norman Jones
Norman Jones
Scottish Soldier
Angus Lennie
Angus Lennie
Irish Soldier
Paddy Joyce
Paddy Joyce
Heckler
Harry Locke
Harry Locke
Corporal
Ron Pember
Ron Pember
Mill Girl
Marianne Stone
Marianne Stone
Mill Girl (uncredited)
Christine Noonan
Christine Noonan
Shooting Gallery Proprietor
Derek Newark
Derek Newark
Heckler
Clifford Mollison
Clifford Mollison
Training Sgt (uncredited)
Norman Bird
Norman Bird
Wealthy Young Man (uncredited)
Jeremy Child
Jeremy Child
Sergeant in Burial Party (uncredited)
Richard Davies
Richard Davies
Soldier (uncredited)
Stanley Lebor
Stanley Lebor
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Jane Seymour
Jane Seymour
Archduke Ferdinand (uncredited)
Wensley Pithey
Wensley Pithey
Lady Pamela Grey
Meriel Forbes
Meriel Forbes
Recruiting Sergeant at Music Hall
David Lodge
David Lodge
Soldier Singer at Chaplain's Address
Maurice Arthur
Maurice Arthur
'Whizzbang' Soldier
Freddie Ascott
Freddie Ascott
Sir Henry Wilson's Lady
Cecilia Darby
Cecilia Darby
Heckler at Pankhurst Speech
George Ghent
George Ghent
Heckler at Pankhurst Speech
Dorothy Reynolds
Dorothy Reynolds
Officer at Railway Station
John Trigger
John Trigger
Emma Smith - Age 4
Kathleen Wileman
Kathleen Wileman
Lady Dorothy Haig
Phyllis Calvert
Phyllis Calvert
Czarina Alexandra (uncredited)
Pamela Abbott
Pamela Abbott
Emma Smith - Age 8 (uncredited)
Charlotte Attenborough
Charlotte Attenborough
American GI (uncredited)
Roy Beck
Roy Beck
Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
Annie Bee
Annie Bee
Singer (uncredited)
Joanne Brown
Joanne Brown
Soldier in Shell Hole (uncredited)
Christopher Cabot
Christopher Cabot
Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
Frank Coda
Frank Coda
His Father (uncredited)
Ambrose Coghill
Ambrose Coghill
Poincaré's Lady (uncredited)
Stella Courtney
Stella Courtney
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Sheila Cox
Sheila Cox
Kaiserin Augusta (uncredited)
Elizabeth Craven
Elizabeth Craven
Irish Soldier (uncredited)
John Dunn-Hill
John Dunn-Hill
3rd Staff Officer in Ballroom (uncredited)
Ray Edwards
Ray Edwards
Policeman (uncredited)
Charles Farrell
Charles Farrell
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Hermione Farthingale
Hermione Farthingale
President Woodrow Wilson (uncredited)
Frank Forsyth
Frank Forsyth
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Joyce Franklin
Joyce Franklin
Nikolai Lenin (uncredited)
John Gabriel
John Gabriel
Sir John's Chauffeuse (uncredited)
Zeph Gladstone
Zeph Gladstone
General von Moltke's Lady (uncredited)
Ruth Gower
Ruth Gower
Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
Kim Grant
Kim Grant
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Carole Gray
Carole Gray
German Officer (uncredited)
Paul Hansard
Paul Hansard
Berchtold's Lady (uncredited)
Kathleen Helme
Kathleen Helme
Young Soldier at Mons (uncredited)
Richard Howard
Richard Howard
Soldier on Balcony (uncredited)
John Hussey
John Hussey
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Dinny Jones
Dinny Jones
Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)
Lind Joyce
Lind Joyce
Haig's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Dolores Judson
Dolores Judson
Duchess Sophie (uncredited)
Ruth Kettlewell
Ruth Kettlewell
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Delia Linden
Delia Linden
Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
Richard Loring
Richard Loring
Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
Tom Marshall
Tom Marshall
Soldier in Gassed Trench (uncredited)
Stanley McGeagh
Stanley McGeagh
Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
Isabelle Metcalfe
Isabelle Metcalfe
Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
Jenny Morgan
Jenny Morgan
Italian Military Attaché (uncredited)
Anthony Morton
Anthony Morton
Turkish Military Attaché (uncredited)
Steve Plytas
Steve Plytas
2nd Scottish Soldier (uncredited)
Andrew Robertson
Andrew Robertson
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Sue Robinson
Sue Robinson
French Soldier (uncredited)
David Scheuer
David Scheuer
Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
Valerie Smith
Valerie Smith
American Officer (uncredited)
Guy Standeven
Guy Standeven
Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)
Pippa Steel
Pippa Steel
Irish Soldier (uncredited)
P.G. Stephens
P.G. Stephens
Officer on Telephone (uncredited)
Tony Thawnton
Tony Thawnton
Irish Soldier (uncredited)
Christian Thorogood
Christian Thorogood
4th Scottish Soldier (uncredited)
Brian Tipping
Brian Tipping
Heckler at Pankhurst Speech (uncredited)
Bette Vivian
Bette Vivian
German Soldier (uncredited)
Tony Vogel
Tony Vogel
Sergeant in Dugout (uncredited)
Arthur White
Arthur White
German Officer (uncredited)
Michael Wolf
Michael Wolf
British Officer (uncredited)
John Woodnutt
John Woodnutt
Haig's Secretary (uncredited)
Julia Wright
Julia Wright
Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)
Mary Yeomans
Mary Yeomans
Staff Officer in Ballroom
Norman Shelley
Norman Shelley
Director
Richard Attenborough
Richard Attenborough
Musical
Joan Littlewood
Joan Littlewood
Screenplay
Len Deighton
Len Deighton
Editor
Kevin Connor
Kevin Connor
Casting
Miriam Brickman
Miriam Brickman
Director of Photography
Gerry Turpin
Gerry Turpin
Producer
Richard Attenborough
Richard Attenborough
Associate Producer
Mac Davidson
Mac Davidson
Producer
Brian Duffy
Brian Duffy
Production Design
Donald M. Ashton
Donald M. Ashton
Art Direction
Harry White
Harry White
Costume Design
Anthony Mendleson
Anthony Mendleson
Location Manager
Bryan Coates
Bryan Coates
Title Designer
Raymond Hawkey
Raymond Hawkey
Production Manager
John Comfort
John Comfort
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