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The Great War

The Great War

★ 8.1/10•1959•2h 17m•T•Comedy•War•Drama

The great battle spectacle of our time!

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.

Mario Monicelli · Director

Furio Scarpelli · Screenplay

Mario Monicelli · Screenplay

Agenore Incrocci · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 17m
LanguageIT
Release DateOct 28, 1959

Actors

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

Carlo D'Angelo

Capitano Ferri

Achille Compagnoni

Achille Compagnoni

Il Cappellano

Marcello Giorda

Marcello Giorda

Generale

Geronimo Meynier

Geronimo Meynier

Il Portadoni

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