The Great War
The great battle spectacle of our time!
8.1
376 votes
1959
2h 17m
Comedy
War
Drama
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.
Directed by Mario Monicelli
Top cast
Vittorio Gassman
Giovanni Busacca
Alberto Sordi
Oreste Jacovacci
Silvana Mangano
Costantina
Folco Lulli
Bordin
Bernard Blier
Capitano Castelli
Romolo Valli
Tenente Gallina
Vittorio Sanipoli
Maggiore Venturi
Nicola Arigliano
Giardino
Mario Valdemarin
Sottotenente Lorenzi
Tiberio Mitri
Mandich
Livio Lorenzon
Sergente Barriferri
Tiberio Murgia
Rosario NicotraC
Carlo D'Angelo
Capitano Ferri
Achille Compagnoni
Il Cappellano
Marcello Giorda
GeneraleG
Geronimo Meynier
Il Portadoni
Elsa Vazzoler
Moglie di Bordin
Ferruccio Amendola
De Concini
Guido Celano
MaggioreL
Luigi Fainelli
GiacomazziDetails
Status
Released
Release date
October 28, 1959
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
German, Italian
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