The Great War

La grande guerra1959

The great battle spectacle of our time!

Mario Monicelli
2h 17m
October 28, 1959 · France, Italy

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.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: October 28, 1959
Original language: Italian
Spoken languages: German, Italian
Countries: France, Italy
Production: Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica,Gray Film,gray-film,DDL Cinematografica
Cast: Vittorio Gassman,Alberto Sordi,Silvana Mangano,Folco Lulli,Bernard Blier,Romolo Valli,Vittorio Sanipoli,Nicola Arigliano,Mario Valdemarin,Tiberio Mitriand 19 more
Director: Mario Monicelli
Writer: Luciano Vincenzoni,Agenore Incrocci,Furio Scarpelli,Mario Monicelli
Producer: Dino De Laurentiis
Cinematography: Roberto Gerardi,Giuseppe Rotunno
Music: Nino Rota
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
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