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The Great War

The Great War1959

★8.1137 minComedyWarDrama

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.

Director

Mario Monicelli

Writer

Luciano Vincenzoni Agenore Incrocci Furio Scarpelli Mario Monicelli

Score

Stars

Vittorio Gassman Alberto Sordi Silvana Mangano

Cast29

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
C
Carlo D'Angelo
as Capitano Ferri
Achille Compagnoni
as Il Cappellano
Marcello Giorda
as Generale
Geronimo Meynier
as Il Portadoni
Elsa Vazzoler
as Moglie di Bordin
Ferruccio Amendola
as De Concini
Guido Celano
as Maggiore
L
Luigi Fainelli
as Giacomazzi
Gérard Herter
as Capitano Austriaco
Mario Feliciani
as (uncredited)
G
Gianni Baghino
as Soldier on Train (uncredited)
Mario Colli
as (uncredited)
Mario Frera
as (uncredited)
Mario Mazza
as (uncredited)
Gian Luigi Polidoro
as (uncredited)
Edda Ferronao
as (uncredited)
L
Leandro Punturi
as (uncredited)

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