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The Great War 1959

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Released1959-10-28 + 1 more
Runtime2h 10m
DirectorMario Monicelli

WritersMario Monicelli (screenplay) + 3 more, Agenore Incrocci (story), Furio Scarpelli (screenplay), Luciano Vincenzoni (screenplay)
CountryFrance
LanguagesGerman, Italian
StudiosGray-Film + 1 more, Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica
GenresComedy, Drama, War

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.

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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 Nicotra
Carlo D'Angelo
Capitano Ferri
Achille Compagnoni
Il Cappellano
Marcello Giorda
Generale
Geronimo Meynier
Il Portadoni
Elsa Vazzoler
Moglie di Bordin
Ferruccio Amendola
De Concini
Guido Celano
Maggiore
Luigi Fainelli
Giacomazzi
Gérard Herter
Capitano Austriaco
Mario Feliciani
(uncredited)
Gianni Baghino
Soldier on Train (uncredited)
Mario Colli
(uncredited)
Mario Frera
(uncredited)
Mario Mazza
(uncredited)
Gian Luigi Polidoro
(uncredited)
Edda Ferronao
(uncredited)
Leandro Punturi
(uncredited)

The Great War 1959

ActorsAll Cast & Crew

Cast 29

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 Nicotra

Carlo D'Angelo

Capitano Ferri

Achille Compagnoni

Il Cappellano

Marcello Giorda

Generale

Geronimo Meynier

Il Portadoni

Elsa Vazzoler

Moglie di Bordin

Ferruccio Amendola

De Concini

Guido Celano

Maggiore

Luigi Fainelli

Giacomazzi

Gérard Herter

Capitano Austriaco

Mario Feliciani

(uncredited)

Gianni Baghino

Soldier on Train (uncredited)

Mario Colli

(uncredited)

Mario Frera

(uncredited)

Mario Mazza

(uncredited)

Gian Luigi Polidoro

(uncredited)

Edda Ferronao

(uncredited)

Leandro Punturi

(uncredited)

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