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Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
Satire 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.
Updated May 10 2020
Cast
Ian Holm
President Poincare
Michael Bates
Drunk Lance Corporal
Laurence Olivier
Field Marshal Sir John French
Michael Redgrave
Gen. Sir Henry Wilson
Edward Fox
Aide to Field-Marshal Haig
Jack Hawkins
CO Deal
Jane Seymour
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Crew
Richard Attenborough
Director
Richard Attenborough
Producer
Anthony Mendleson
Costume Design
Harry White
Art Direction
Donald M. Ashton
Production Design
Miriam Brickman
Casting
Gerry Turpin
Director of Photography
Len Deighton
Screenplay
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