The Great War (1959)
Kernel Score: 90% · 363 TMDB ratings
Genres: Comedy, War, Drama
Released: 1959-10-28
Runtime: 137 minutes
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.
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Director
Cast
- Vittorio Gassman as Giovanni Busacca
- Alberto Sordi as Oreste Jacovacci
- Silvana Mangano as Costantina
- Folco Lulli as Bordin
- Bernard Blier as Capitano Castelli
- Romolo Valli as Tenente Gallina
- Vittorio Sanipoli as Maggiore Venturi
- Nicola Arigliano as Giardino
- Mario Valdemarin as Sottotenente Lorenzi
- Tiberio Mitri as Mandich
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The Great War has a 90% Kernel Score on Fresh Kernels, our own critic-informed editorial score.
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If you liked The Great War, try Paths of Glory, They Shall Not Grow Old, Joyeux Noel and Doctor Zhivago.