The Great War (1959)

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

The great battle spectacle of our time!

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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Released 1959-10-28 · 137 min · Comedy, War, Drama

Directed by Mario Monicelli

Cast

Vittorio Gassman as Giovanni Busacca
Alberto Sordi as Oreste Jacovacci
Silvana Mangano as Costantina
Folco Lulli as Bordin
Bernard Blier as Capitano Castelli
Romolo Valli as Tenente Gallina
Vittorio Sanipoli as Maggiore Venturi
Nicola Arigliano as Giardino
Mario Valdemarin as Sottotenente Lorenzi
Tiberio Mitri as Mandich
Livio Lorenzon as Sergente Barriferri
Tiberio Murgia as Rosario Nicotra
Carlo D'Angelo as Capitano Ferri
Achille Compagnoni as Il Cappellano
Marcello Giorda as Generale