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The Great War
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The Great War 1959 Directed by Mario Monicelli La grande guerra

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.

Country Italy
Production Countries France , Italy
Language Italian
Spoken Languages German , Italian
Gneres Comedy , Drama , War
Production Companies DDL Cinematografica , gray-film
Release Date 28 October 1959
137 mins
Cast
Vittorio Gassman
Vittorio Gassman Giovanni Busacca
Alberto Sordi
Alberto Sordi Oreste Jacovacci
Silvana Mangano
Silvana Mangano Costantina
Folco Lulli
Folco Lulli Bordin
Bernard Blier
Bernard Blier Capitano Castelli
Romolo Valli
Romolo Valli Tenente Gallina
Vittorio Sanipoli
Vittorio Sanipoli Maggiore Venturi
Nicola Arigliano
Nicola Arigliano Giardino
Mario Valdemarin
Mario Valdemarin Sottotenente Lorenzi
Tiberio Mitri
Tiberio Mitri Mandich
Livio Lorenzon
Livio Lorenzon Sergente Barriferri
Tiberio Murgia
Tiberio Murgia Rosario Nicotra
Carlo D'Angelo
Carlo D'Angelo Capitano Ferri
Achille Compagnoni
Achille Compagnoni Il Cappellano
Marcello Giorda
Marcello Giorda Generale
Geronimo Meynier
Geronimo Meynier Il Portadoni
Elsa Vazzoler
Elsa Vazzoler Moglie di Bordin
Ferruccio Amendola
Ferruccio Amendola De Concini
Guido Celano
Guido Celano Maggiore
Luigi Fainelli
Luigi Fainelli Giacomazzi
Gérard Herter
Gérard Herter Capitano Austriaco
Mario Feliciani
Mario Feliciani (uncredited)
Gianni Baghino
Gianni Baghino Soldier on Train (uncredited)
Mario Colli
Mario Colli (uncredited)
Mario Frera
Mario Frera (uncredited)
Mario Mazza
Mario Mazza (uncredited)
Gian Luigi Polidoro
Gian Luigi Polidoro (uncredited)
Edda Ferronao
Edda Ferronao (uncredited)
Leandro Punturi
Leandro Punturi (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Mario Monicelli
Mario Monicelli
Writers
Furio Scarpelli
Furio Scarpelli
Mario Monicelli
Mario Monicelli
Agenore Incrocci
Agenore Incrocci
Luciano Vincenzoni
Luciano Vincenzoni
Producer
Dino De Laurentiis
Dino De Laurentiis
Cinematography
Giuseppe Rotunno
Giuseppe Rotunno
Roberto Gerardi
Roberto Gerardi
Composer
Nino Rota
Nino Rota
Editor
Adriana Novelli
Adriana Novelli
Production Design
Mario Garbuglia
Mario Garbuglia
Sound
Bruno Moreal
Bruno Moreal
Rocco Roy Mangano
Rocco Roy Mangano
Story
Luciano Vincenzoni
Luciano Vincenzoni
Furio Scarpelli
Furio Scarpelli
Agenore Incrocci
Agenore Incrocci
Mario Monicelli
Mario Monicelli
Costume Design
Danilo Donati
Danilo Donati
Piero Gherardi
Piero Gherardi
Makeup Artists
Romolo De Martino
Romolo De Martino
Rino Carboni
Rino Carboni
Music
Franco Ferrara
Franco Ferrara
Camera Operator
Silvano Ippoliti
Silvano Ippoliti
Script Supervisor
Silvana Mangini Colizzi
Silvana Mangini Colizzi
Assistant Directors
Mario Maffei
Mario Maffei
Giovanni Fago
Giovanni Fago
Maurizio Lucci
Maurizio Lucci