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81% Critic Match
The Great War
“The great battle spectacle of our time!”
8.1 / 10• 1959• 2h 17m•NR• Italian
ComedyWarDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Vittorio Gassman
Giovanni Busacca
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mario Monicelli's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Great War is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
