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Oh! What a Lovely War 1969 Musical Film | Maggie Smith, Dirk Bogarde, Laurence Olivier | Review

  • Writer: Amy McLean
    Amy McLean
  • Jun 19
  • 2 min read

What's your review of the 1969 musical film Oh! What a Lovely War? It's directed by Richard Attenborough, with a cast including Maggie Smith, Dirk Bogarde, John Gielgud, Laurence Olivier, and more.


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About Oh! What a Lovely War 1969


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Oh! What a Lovely War plot from IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064754/


The trailer can be found online.


Cast and Characters:

Wendy Allnutt as Flo Smith

Colin Farrell as Harry Smith

Malcolm McFee as Freddie Smith

John Rae as Grandpa Smith

Corin Redgrave as Bertie Smith

Maurice Roëves as George Smith

Paul Shelley as Jack Smith

Kim Smith as Dickie Smith

Angela Thorne as Betty Smith

Mary Wimbush as Mary Smith

Dirk Bogarde as Stephen

Phyllis Calvert as Lady Haig

Jean-Pierre Cassel as French Colonel

John Clements as General von Moltke

John Gielgud as Count Leopold Berchtold

Jack Hawkins as Emperor Franz Josef I

Kenneth More as Kaiser Wilhelm II

Laurence Olivier as Field Marshal Sir John French

Michael Redgrave as Sir Henry Wilson

Vanessa Redgrave as Sylvia Pankhurst

Ralph Richardson as Sir Edward Grey

Maggie Smith as Music Hall Star

Susannah York as Eleanor

John Mills as General Sir Douglas Haig


Directed by Richard Attenborough

Written by Len Deighton

Based on Oh, What a Lovely War! by Joan Littlewood

Production company: Accord Productions

Distributed by Paramount Pictures

Release date: 10 April 1969

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