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    Oh! What a Lovely War

    144'

    1969-03-10

    6.6

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

    Comedy,Music,War

    Overview:

    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.

    DirectingRichard AttenboroughWritingJoan Littlewood

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    Cast

    2

    Field Marshal Sir John French

    Laurence Olivier

    2

    Sylvia Pankhurst

    Vanessa Redgrave

    3

    Music Hall Star

    Maggie Smith

    2

    Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig

    John Mills

    1

    Bertie Smith

    Corin Redgrave

    1

    George Smith

    Maurice Roëves

    3

    President Poincare

    Ian Holm

    2

    Nurse

    Juliet Mills

    1

    Drunk Lance Corporal

    Michael Bates

    2

    Aide to Field-Marshal Haig

    Edward Fox

    1

    Stephen

    Dirk Bogarde

    1

    French Colonel

    Jean-Pierre Cassel

    1

    Gen. von Moltke

    John Clements

    2

    Count Leopold Von Berchtold

    John Gielgud

    1

    Emperor Franz Josef

    Jack Hawkins

    1

    Kaiser Wilhelm II

    Kenneth More

    1

    Gen. Sir Henry Wilson

    Michael Redgrave

    2

    Sir Edward Grey

    Ralph Richardson

    2

    Eleanor

    Susannah York

    1

    Staff Officer in Gassed Trench

    Robert Flemyng

    1

    Czar Nicholas II

    Paul Daneman

    1

    Gen. Sir William Robertson

    Guy Middleton

    1

    Elizabeth May 'Betty' Smith

    Angela Thorne

    1

    Florence Victoria 'Flo' Smith

    Wendy Allnutt

    1

    Harry Arnold Smith

    Colin Farrell

    1

    Frederick Percy 'Freddie' Smith

    Malcolm McFee

    1

    Grandpa Smith

    John Rae

    1

    Jack Henry Smith

    Paul Shelley

    1

    Richard 'Dickie' Smith

    Kim Smith

    1

    Mary Emma Smith

    Mary Wimbush

    1

    Seamus Moore

    John Owens

    1

    Australian Soldier

    Vincent Ball

    1

    Solo Chorus Girl

    Penelope Allen

    1

    Estaminet Singer

    Pia Colombo

    1

    Sir John French's Lady

    Isabel Dean

    1

    Fritz

    Christian Doermer

    1

    The Photographer

    Joe Melia

    1

    Nurse

    Nanette Newman

    1

    Sir John

    Cecil Parker

    1

    Sir William Robertson's Lady

    Natasha Parry

    1

    Chaplain

    Gerald Sim

    1

    Staff Officer

    Thorley Walters

    1

    3rd Aide

    Anthony Ainley

    1

    Aide to Haig

    Geoffrey Davies

    1

    Mill Girl

    Fanny Carby

    1

    Pte Burgess

    Peter Gilmore

    1

    Pte Garbett

    Ben Howard

    1

    Scottish Soldier

    Norman Jones

    1

    Scottish Soldier

    Angus Lennie

    1

    Irish Soldier

    Paddy Joyce

    1

    Heckler

    Harry Locke

    1

    Corporal

    Ron Pember

    1

    Mill Girl

    Marianne Stone

    1

    Mill Girl (uncredited)

    Christine Noonan

    1

    Shooting Gallery Proprietor

    Derek Newark

    1

    Heckler

    Clifford Mollison

    1

    Training Sgt (uncredited)

    Norman Bird

    1

    Wealthy Young Man (uncredited)

    Jeremy Child

    1

    Sergeant in Burial Party (uncredited)

    Richard Davies

    1

    Soldier (uncredited)

    Stanley Lebor

    3

    Chorus Girl (uncredited)

    Jane Seymour

    1

    Archduke Ferdinand (uncredited)

    Wensley Pithey

    1

    Lady Pamela Grey

    Meriel Forbes

    1

    Recruiting Sergeant at Music Hall

    David Lodge

    1

    Soldier Singer at Chaplain's Address

    Maurice Arthur

    1

    'Whizzbang' Soldier

    Freddie Ascott

    1

    Sir Henry Wilson's Lady

    Cecilia Darby

    1

    Heckler at Pankhurst Speech

    George Ghent

    1

    Heckler at Pankhurst Speech

    Dorothy Reynolds

    1

    Officer at Railway Station

    John Trigger

    1

    Emma Smith - Age 4

    Kathleen Wileman

    1

    Lady Dorothy Haig

    Phyllis Calvert

    1

    Czarina Alexandra (uncredited)

    Pamela Abbott

    1

    Emma Smith - Age 8 (uncredited)

    Charlotte Attenborough

    1

    Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

    Annie Bee

    1

    Singer (uncredited)

    Joanne Brown

    1

    Soldier in Shell Hole (uncredited)

    Christopher Cabot

    1

    Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

    Frank Coda

    1

    His Father (uncredited)

    Ambrose Coghill

    1

    Poincaré's Lady (uncredited)

    Stella Courtney

    1

    Chorus Girl (uncredited)

    Sheila Cox

    1

    Kaiserin Augusta (uncredited)

    Elizabeth Craven

    1

    Irish Soldier (uncredited)

    John Dunn-Hill

    1

    3rd Staff Officer in Ballroom (uncredited)

    Ray Edwards

    1

    Policeman (uncredited)

    Charles Farrell

    1

    Chorus Girl (uncredited)

    Hermione Farthingale

    1

    President Woodrow Wilson (uncredited)

    Frank Forsyth

    1

    Chorus Girl (uncredited)

    Joyce Franklin

    1

    Nikolai Lenin (uncredited)

    John Gabriel

    1

    Sir John's Chauffeuse (uncredited)

    Zeph Gladstone

    1

    General von Moltke's Lady (uncredited)

    Ruth Gower

    1

    Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

    Kim Grant

    1

    Chorus Girl (uncredited)

    Carole Gray

    1

    German Officer (uncredited)

    Paul Hansard

    1

    Berchtold's Lady (uncredited)

    Kathleen Helme

    1

    Young Soldier at Mons (uncredited)

    Richard Howard

    1

    Soldier on Balcony (uncredited)

    John Hussey

    1

    Chorus Girl (uncredited)

    Dinny Jones

    1

    Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)

    Lind Joyce

    1

    Haig's Girlfriend (uncredited)

    Dolores Judson

    1

    Duchess Sophie (uncredited)

    Ruth Kettlewell

    1

    Soldier in Gassed Trench (uncredited)

    Stanley Lebor

    1

    Chorus Girl (uncredited)

    Delia Linden

    1

    Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

    Richard Loring

    1

    Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

    Tom Marshall

    1

    Soldier in Gassed Trench (uncredited)

    Stanley McGeagh

    1

    Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

    Isabelle Metcalfe

    1

    Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

    Jenny Morgan

    1

    Italian Military Attaché (uncredited)

    Anthony Morton

    1

    Turkish Military Attaché (uncredited)

    Steve Plytas

    1

    2nd Scottish Soldier (uncredited)

    Andrew Robertson

    1

    Chorus Girl (uncredited)

    Sue Robinson

    1

    French Soldier (uncredited)

    David Scheuer

    1

    Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

    Valerie Smith

    1

    American Officer (uncredited)

    Guy Standeven

    1

    Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)

    Pippa Steel

    1

    Irish Soldier (uncredited)

    P.G. Stephens

    1

    Officer on Telephone (uncredited)

    Tony Thawnton

    1

    Irish Soldier (uncredited)

    Christian Thorogood

    1

    4th Scottish Soldier (uncredited)

    Brian Tipping

    1

    Heckler at Pankhurst Speech (uncredited)

    Bette Vivian

    1

    German Soldier (uncredited)

    Tony Vogel

    1

    Sergeant in Dugout (uncredited)

    Arthur White

    1

    German Officer (uncredited)

    Michael Wolf

    1

    British Officer (uncredited)

    John Woodnutt

    1

    Haig's Secretary (uncredited)

    Julia Wright

    1

    Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)

    Mary Yeomans

    1

    Staff Officer in Ballroom

    Norman Shelley

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    • List of countries:
      1. United Kingdom
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      1. List of companies:
        1. Accord Productions
      2. Vote Count: 55
      3. Popularity: 1.7792
      4. Status: Released
      5. Original title:Oh! What a Lovely War

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