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The Great War

Name: The Great War
Genre: Comedy, War, Drama
Released: 1959-10-28
Duration: 137 min
Rating: 8.1
Cast: Vittorio Gassman, Alberto Sordi, Silvana Mangano, Folco Lulli, Bernard Blier

The great battle spectacle of our time!

8.1/ 10

1959

2h 17m

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

Mario Monicelli

Writer

Luciano Vincenzoni, Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli, Mario Monicelli

Studios

gray-film, DDL Cinematografica

Cast

29 credited

Vittorio Gassman
Giovanni Busacca
Alberto Sordi
Oreste Jacovacci
Silvana Mangano
Costantina
Folco Lulli
Bordin
Bernard Blier

The Great War

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