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The Great War(1959)

La grande guerra

The great battle spectacle of our time!

8.1(372)2h 17m1959-10-28

ComedyWarDrama

Overview

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.

Director:: Mario Monicelli
Writers:: Luciano Vincenzoni, Furio Scarpelli, Mario Monicelli
Producers:: Dino De Laurentiis
Cinematographer:: Giuseppe Rotunno
Composer:: Nino Rota
Production:: gray-film, DDL Cinematografica
Status:: Released

Cast

Vittorio Gassman

Vittorio Gassman

Giovanni Busacca

Alberto Sordi

Alberto Sordi

Oreste Jacovacci

Silvana Mangano

Silvana Mangano

Costantina

Folco Lulli

Folco Lulli

Bordin

Bernard Blier

Bernard Blier

Capitano Castelli

Romolo Valli

Romolo Valli

Tenente Gallina

Vittorio Sanipoli

Vittorio Sanipoli

Maggiore Venturi

Nicola Arigliano

Nicola Arigliano

Giardino

Mario Valdemarin

Mario Valdemarin

Sottotenente Lorenzi

Tiberio Mitri

Tiberio Mitri

Mandich

Livio Lorenzon

Livio Lorenzon

Sergente Barriferri

Tiberio Murgia

Tiberio Murgia

Rosario Nicotra