Oh! What a Lovely War poster

Oh! What a Lovely War

The musical shot in the arm!

Description: The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the three boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare.

Genres: Comedy, Music, War

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Budget: $0 | Revenue : $0

Runtime: 138 minutes

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Laurence Olivier

Played Field Marshal Sir John French

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Vanessa Redgrave

Played Sylvia Pankhurst

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Maggie Smith

Played Music Hall Star

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John Mills

Played Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig

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Corin Redgrave

Played Bertie Smith

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Maurice Roëves

Played George Smith

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Ian Holm

Played President Poincare

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Juliet Mills

Played Nurse

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Michael Bates

Played Drunk Lance Corporal

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Edward Fox

Played Aide to Field-Marshal Haig

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Dirk Bogarde

Played Stephen

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Jean-Pierre Cassel

Played French Colonel

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John Clements

Played Gen. von Moltke

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John Gielgud

Played Count Leopold Von Berchtold

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Jack Hawkins

Played Emperor Franz Josef

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Kenneth More

Played Kaiser Wilhelm II

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Michael Redgrave

Played Gen. Sir Henry Wilson

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Ralph Richardson

Played Sir Edward Grey

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Susannah York

Played Eleanor

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Robert Flemyng

Played Staff Officer in Gassed Trench

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Paul Daneman

Played Czar Nicholas II

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Guy Middleton

Played Gen. Sir William Robertson

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Angela Thorne

Played Elizabeth May 'Betty' Smith

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Wendy Allnutt

Played Florence Victoria 'Flo' Smith

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Colin Farrell

Played Harry Arnold Smith

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Malcolm McFee

Played Frederick Percy 'Freddie' Smith

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John Rae

Played Grandpa Smith

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Paul Shelley

Played Jack Henry Smith

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Kim Smith

Played Richard 'Dickie' Smith

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Mary Wimbush

Played Mary Emma Smith

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John Owens

Played Seamus Moore

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Vincent Ball

Played Australian Soldier

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Penelope Allen

Played Solo Chorus Girl

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Pia Colombo

Played Estaminet Singer

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Isabel Dean

Played Sir John French's Lady

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Christian Doermer

Played Fritz

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Joe Melia

Played The Photographer

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Nanette Newman

Played Nurse

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Cecil Parker

Played Sir John

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Natasha Parry

Played Sir William Robertson's Lady

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Gerald Sim

Played Chaplain

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Thorley Walters

Played Staff Officer

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Anthony Ainley

Played 3rd Aide

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Geoffrey Davies

Played Aide to Haig

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Fanny Carby

Played Mill Girl

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Peter Gilmore

Played Pte Burgess

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Ben Howard

Played Pte Garbett

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Norman Jones

Played Scottish Soldier

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Angus Lennie

Played Scottish Soldier

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Paddy Joyce

Played Irish Soldier

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Harry Locke

Played Heckler

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Ron Pember

Played Corporal

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Marianne Stone

Played Mill Girl

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Christine Noonan

Played Mill Girl (uncredited)

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Derek Newark

Played Shooting Gallery Proprietor

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Clifford Mollison

Played Heckler

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Norman Bird

Played Training Sgt (uncredited)

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Jeremy Child

Played Wealthy Young Man (uncredited)

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Richard Davies

Played Sergeant in Burial Party (uncredited)

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Stanley Lebor

Played Soldier (uncredited)

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Jane Seymour

Played Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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Wensley Pithey

Played Archduke Ferdinand (uncredited)

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Meriel Forbes

Played Lady Pamela Grey

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David Lodge

Played Recruiting Sergeant at Music Hall

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Maurice Arthur

Played Soldier Singer at Chaplain's Address

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Freddie Ascott

Played 'Whizzbang' Soldier

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Cecilia Darby

Played Sir Henry Wilson's Lady

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George Ghent

Played Heckler at Pankhurst Speech

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Dorothy Reynolds

Played Heckler at Pankhurst Speech

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John Trigger

Played Officer at Railway Station

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Kathleen Wileman

Played Emma Smith - Age 4

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Phyllis Calvert

Played Lady Dorothy Haig

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Pamela Abbott

Played Czarina Alexandra (uncredited)

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Charlotte Attenborough

Played Emma Smith - Age 8 (uncredited)

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Roy Beck

Played American GI (uncredited)

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Annie Bee

Played Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

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Joanne Brown

Played Singer (uncredited)

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Christopher Cabot

Played Soldier in Shell Hole (uncredited)

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Frank Coda

Played Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

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Ambrose Coghill

Played His Father (uncredited)

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Stella Courtney

Played Poincaré's Lady (uncredited)

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Sheila Cox

Played Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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Elizabeth Craven

Played Kaiserin Augusta (uncredited)

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John Dunn-Hill

Played Irish Soldier (uncredited)

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Ray Edwards

Played 3rd Staff Officer in Ballroom (uncredited)

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Charles Farrell

Played Policeman (uncredited)

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Hermione Farthingale

Played Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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Frank Forsyth

Played President Woodrow Wilson (uncredited)

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Joyce Franklin

Played Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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John Gabriel

Played Nikolai Lenin (uncredited)

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Zeph Gladstone

Played Sir John's Chauffeuse (uncredited)

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Ruth Gower

Played General von Moltke's Lady (uncredited)

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Kim Grant

Played Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

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Carole Gray

Played Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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Paul Hansard

Played German Officer (uncredited)

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Kathleen Helme

Played Berchtold's Lady (uncredited)

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Richard Howard

Played Young Soldier at Mons (uncredited)

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John Hussey

Played Soldier on Balcony (uncredited)

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Dinny Jones

Played Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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Lind Joyce

Played Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)

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Dolores Judson

Played Haig's Girlfriend (uncredited)

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Ruth Kettlewell

Played Duchess Sophie (uncredited)

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Delia Linden

Played Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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Richard Loring

Played Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

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Tom Marshall

Played Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

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Stanley McGeagh

Played Soldier in Gassed Trench (uncredited)

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Isabelle Metcalfe

Played Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

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Jenny Morgan

Played Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

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Anthony Morton

Played Italian Military Attaché (uncredited)

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Steve Plytas

Played Turkish Military Attaché (uncredited)

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Andrew Robertson

Played 2nd Scottish Soldier (uncredited)

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Sue Robinson

Played Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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David Scheuer

Played French Soldier (uncredited)

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Valerie Smith

Played Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

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Guy Standeven

Played American Officer (uncredited)

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Pippa Steel

Played Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)

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P.G. Stephens

Played Irish Soldier (uncredited)

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Tony Thawnton

Played Officer on Telephone (uncredited)

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Christian Thorogood

Played Irish Soldier (uncredited)

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Brian Tipping

Played 4th Scottish Soldier (uncredited)

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Bette Vivian

Played Heckler at Pankhurst Speech (uncredited)

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Tony Vogel

Played German Soldier (uncredited)

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Arthur White

Played Sergeant in Dugout (uncredited)

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Michael Wolf

Played German Officer (uncredited)

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John Woodnutt

Played British Officer (uncredited)

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Julia Wright

Played Haig's Secretary (uncredited)

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Mary Yeomans

Played Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)

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Norman Shelley

Played Staff Officer in Ballroom

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