Oh! What a Lovely War

The musical shot in the arm!

Duration: 138 min
Release date: 1969-03-10
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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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Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
as Field Marshal Sir John French
Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave
as Sylvia Pankhurst
Maggie Smith
Maggie Smith
as Music Hall Star
John Mills
John Mills
as Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig
Corin Redgrave
Corin Redgrave
as Bertie Smith
Maurice Roëves
Maurice Roëves
as George Smith
Ian Holm
Ian Holm
as President Poincare
Juliet Mills
Juliet Mills
as Nurse
Michael Bates
Michael Bates
as Drunk Lance Corporal
Edward Fox
Edward Fox
as Aide to Field-Marshal Haig
Dirk Bogarde
Dirk Bogarde
as Stephen
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Jean-Pierre Cassel
as French Colonel
John Clements
John Clements
as Gen. von Moltke
John Gielgud
John Gielgud
as Count Leopold Von Berchtold
Jack Hawkins
Jack Hawkins
as Emperor Franz Josef
Kenneth More
Kenneth More
as Kaiser Wilhelm II
Michael Redgrave
Michael Redgrave
as Gen. Sir Henry Wilson
Ralph Richardson
Ralph Richardson
as Sir Edward Grey
Susannah York
Susannah York
as Eleanor
Robert Flemyng
Robert Flemyng
as Staff Officer in Gassed Trench
Paul Daneman
Paul Daneman
as Czar Nicholas II
Guy Middleton
Guy Middleton
as Gen. Sir William Robertson
Angela Thorne
Angela Thorne
as Elizabeth May 'Betty' Smith
Wendy Allnutt
Wendy Allnutt
as Florence Victoria 'Flo' Smith
Colin Farrell
Colin Farrell
as Harry Arnold Smith
Malcolm McFee
Malcolm McFee
as Frederick Percy 'Freddie' Smith
John Rae
John Rae
as Grandpa Smith
Paul Shelley
Paul Shelley
as Jack Henry Smith
Kim Smith
Kim Smith
as Richard 'Dickie' Smith
Mary Wimbush
Mary Wimbush
as Mary Emma Smith
John Owens
John Owens
as Seamus Moore
Vincent Ball
Vincent Ball
as Australian Soldier
Penelope Allen
Penelope Allen
as Solo Chorus Girl
Pia Colombo
Pia Colombo
as Estaminet Singer
Isabel Dean
Isabel Dean
as Sir John French's Lady
Christian Doermer
Christian Doermer
as Fritz
Joe Melia
Joe Melia
as The Photographer
Nanette Newman
Nanette Newman
as Nurse
Cecil Parker
Cecil Parker
as Sir John
Natasha Parry
Natasha Parry
as Sir William Robertson's Lady
Gerald Sim
Gerald Sim
as Chaplain
Thorley Walters
Thorley Walters
as Staff Officer
Anthony Ainley
Anthony Ainley
as 3rd Aide
Geoffrey Davies
Geoffrey Davies
as Aide to Haig
Fanny Carby
Fanny Carby
as Mill Girl
Peter Gilmore
Peter Gilmore
as Pte Burgess
Ben Howard
Ben Howard
as Pte Garbett
Norman Jones
Norman Jones
as Scottish Soldier
Angus Lennie
Angus Lennie
as Scottish Soldier
Paddy Joyce
Paddy Joyce
as Irish Soldier
Harry Locke
Harry Locke
as Heckler
Ron Pember
Ron Pember
as Corporal
Marianne Stone
Marianne Stone
as Mill Girl
Christine Noonan
Christine Noonan
as Mill Girl (uncredited)
Derek Newark
Derek Newark
as Shooting Gallery Proprietor
Clifford Mollison
Clifford Mollison
as Heckler
Norman Bird
Norman Bird
as Training Sgt (uncredited)
Jeremy Child
Jeremy Child
as Wealthy Young Man (uncredited)
Richard Davies
Richard Davies
as Sergeant in Burial Party (uncredited)
Stanley Lebor
Stanley Lebor
as Soldier (uncredited)
Jane Seymour
Jane Seymour
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Wensley Pithey
Wensley Pithey
as Archduke Ferdinand (uncredited)
Meriel Forbes
Meriel Forbes
as Lady Pamela Grey
David Lodge
David Lodge
as Recruiting Sergeant at Music Hall
Maurice Arthur
Maurice Arthur
as Soldier Singer at Chaplain's Address
Freddie Ascott
Freddie Ascott
as 'Whizzbang' Soldier
Cecilia Darby
Cecilia Darby
as Sir Henry Wilson's Lady
George Ghent
George Ghent
as Heckler at Pankhurst Speech
Dorothy Reynolds
Dorothy Reynolds
as Heckler at Pankhurst Speech
John Trigger
John Trigger
as Officer at Railway Station
Kathleen Wileman
Kathleen Wileman
as Emma Smith - Age 4
Phyllis Calvert
Phyllis Calvert
as Lady Dorothy Haig
Pamela Abbott
Pamela Abbott
as Czarina Alexandra (uncredited)
Charlotte Attenborough
Charlotte Attenborough
as Emma Smith - Age 8 (uncredited)
Annie Bee
Annie Bee
as Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
Joanne Brown
Joanne Brown
as Singer (uncredited)
Christopher Cabot
Christopher Cabot
as Soldier in Shell Hole (uncredited)
Frank Coda
Frank Coda
as Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
Ambrose Coghill
Ambrose Coghill
as His Father (uncredited)
Stella Courtney
Stella Courtney
as Poincaré's Lady (uncredited)
Sheila Cox
Sheila Cox
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Elizabeth Craven
Elizabeth Craven
as Kaiserin Augusta (uncredited)
John Dunn-Hill
John Dunn-Hill
as Irish Soldier (uncredited)
Ray Edwards
Ray Edwards
as 3rd Staff Officer in Ballroom (uncredited)
Charles Farrell
Charles Farrell
as Policeman (uncredited)
Hermione Farthingale
Hermione Farthingale
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Frank Forsyth
Frank Forsyth
as President Woodrow Wilson (uncredited)
Joyce Franklin
Joyce Franklin
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
John Gabriel
John Gabriel
as Nikolai Lenin (uncredited)
Zeph Gladstone
Zeph Gladstone
as Sir John's Chauffeuse (uncredited)
Ruth Gower
Ruth Gower
as General von Moltke's Lady (uncredited)
Kim Grant
Kim Grant
as Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
Carole Gray
Carole Gray
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Paul Hansard
Paul Hansard
as German Officer (uncredited)
Kathleen Helme
Kathleen Helme
as Berchtold's Lady (uncredited)
Richard Howard
Richard Howard
as Young Soldier at Mons (uncredited)
John Hussey
John Hussey
as Soldier on Balcony (uncredited)
Dinny Jones
Dinny Jones
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Lind Joyce
Lind Joyce
as Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)
Dolores Judson
Dolores Judson
as Haig's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Ruth Kettlewell
Ruth Kettlewell
as Duchess Sophie (uncredited)
Delia Linden
Delia Linden
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Richard Loring
Richard Loring
as Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
Tom Marshall
Tom Marshall
as Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
Stanley McGeagh
Stanley McGeagh
as Soldier in Gassed Trench (uncredited)
Isabelle Metcalfe
Isabelle Metcalfe
as Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
Jenny Morgan
Jenny Morgan
as Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
Anthony Morton
Anthony Morton
as Italian Military Attaché (uncredited)
Steve Plytas
Steve Plytas
as Turkish Military Attaché (uncredited)
Andrew Robertson
Andrew Robertson
as 2nd Scottish Soldier (uncredited)
Sue Robinson
Sue Robinson
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
David Scheuer
David Scheuer
as French Soldier (uncredited)
Valerie Smith
Valerie Smith
as Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
Guy Standeven
Guy Standeven
as American Officer (uncredited)
Pippa Steel
Pippa Steel
as Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)
P.G. Stephens
P.G. Stephens
as Irish Soldier (uncredited)
Tony Thawnton
Tony Thawnton
as Officer on Telephone (uncredited)
Christian Thorogood
Christian Thorogood
as Irish Soldier (uncredited)
Brian Tipping
Brian Tipping
as 4th Scottish Soldier (uncredited)
Bette Vivian
Bette Vivian
as Heckler at Pankhurst Speech (uncredited)
Tony Vogel
Tony Vogel
as German Soldier (uncredited)
Arthur White
Arthur White
as Sergeant in Dugout (uncredited)
Michael Wolf
Michael Wolf
as German Officer (uncredited)
John Woodnutt
John Woodnutt
as British Officer (uncredited)
Julia Wright
Julia Wright
as Haig's Secretary (uncredited)
Mary Yeomans
Mary Yeomans
as Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)
Norman Shelley
Norman Shelley
as Staff Officer in Ballroom
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