Oh! What a Lovely War

October. 03,1969      G
Rating:
7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the three boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare.

Laurence Olivier as  Field Marshal Sir John French
Vanessa Redgrave as  Sylvia Pankhurst
Maggie Smith as  Music Hall Star
John Mills as  Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig
Corin Redgrave as  Bertie Smith
Maurice Roëves as  George Smith
Ian Holm as  President Poincare
Juliet Mills as  Nurse
Michael Bates as  Drunk Lance Corporal
Edward Fox as  Aide to Field-Marshal Haig

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