Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
The ever popular war games. With songs, battles & a few jokes.
The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the five boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare.
- Released: 1969-03-10
- Genres: Comedy, Music, War
- Runtime: 2h 24m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10 from 54 votes
Directed by Richard Attenborough.
Top cast
- Laurence Olivier as Field Marshal Sir John French
- Vanessa Redgrave as Sylvia Pankhurst
- Maggie Smith as Music Hall Star
- John Mills as Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig
- Corin Redgrave as Bertie Smith
- Maurice Roëves as George Smith
- Ian Holm as President Poincare
- Juliet Mills as Nurse
- Michael Bates as Drunk Lance Corporal
- Edward Fox as Aide to Field-Marshal Haig
Where to watch Oh! What a Lovely War
- United States: watch free on Hoopla; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Sky Store
- Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
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