The Great War

The great battle spectacle of our time!

Original title: La grande guerra

Duration: 137 min

Release date: 1959-10-28

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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.

Comedy War Drama

La grande guerra

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Vittorio Gassman

Vittorio Gassman

as Giovanni Busacca

as Oreste Jacovacci

Silvana Mangano

Silvana Mangano

as Capitano Castelli

as Tenente Gallina

Vittorio Sanipoli

Vittorio Sanipoli

as Maggiore Venturi

Nicola Arigliano

Nicola Arigliano

Mario Valdemarin

Mario Valdemarin

as Sottotenente Lorenzi

as Sergente Barriferri

as Rosario Nicotra

as Capitano Ferri

Achille Compagnoni

Achille Compagnoni

as Il Cappellano

Marcello Giorda

Marcello Giorda

Geronimo Meynier

Geronimo Meynier

as Il Portadoni

as Moglie di Bordin

Ferruccio Amendola

Ferruccio Amendola

as Capitano Austriaco

Mario Feliciani

Mario Feliciani

as (uncredited)

as Soldier on Train (uncredited)

as (uncredited)

as (uncredited)

as (uncredited)

Gian Luigi Polidoro

Gian Luigi Polidoro

as (uncredited)

as (uncredited)

Leandro Punturi

Leandro Punturi

as (uncredited)

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Mario Monicelli

Mario Monicelli

Luciano Vincenzoni

Luciano Vincenzoni

Luigi De Laurentiis

Luigi De Laurentiis

Agenore Incrocci

Agenore Incrocci

Luciano Vincenzoni

Luciano Vincenzoni

Original Music Composer

Second Assistant Director

Furio Scarpelli

Furio Scarpelli

Giorgio Adriani

Giorgio Adriani

Production Manager

Silvano Ippoliti

Silvano Ippoliti

Camera Operator

Agenore Incrocci

Agenore Incrocci

Alfredo De Laurentiis

Alfredo De Laurentiis

Production Manager

Silvana Mangini Colizzi

Silvana Mangini Colizzi

Script Supervisor

Agenore Incrocci

Agenore Incrocci

Furio Scarpelli

Furio Scarpelli

Rocco Roy Mangano

Rocco Roy Mangano

Mario Monicelli

Mario Monicelli

Romolo De Martino

Romolo De Martino

Furio Scarpelli

Furio Scarpelli

Mario Monicelli

Mario Monicelli

Second Assistant Director

First Assistant Director

Giuseppe Rotunno

Giuseppe Rotunno

Director of Photography

Adriana Novelli

Adriana Novelli

Roberto Gerardi

Roberto Gerardi

Director of Photography

Dino De Laurentiis

Dino De Laurentiis

Mario Garbuglia

Mario Garbuglia

Production Design

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