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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.

2h 17m1959TMDb 8.1

ComedyWarDrama

Italian

Crew and Cast

Mario MonicelliMario MonicelliDirectorVittorio GassmanVittorio GassmanGiovanni BusaccaAlberto SordiAlberto SordiOreste JacovacciSilvana ManganoSilvana ManganoCostantinaFolco LulliFolco LulliBordinBernard BlierBernard BlierCapitano CastelliRomolo ValliRomolo ValliTenente GallinaVittorio SanipoliVittorio SanipoliMaggiore VenturiNicola AriglianoNicola AriglianoGiardinoMario ValdemarinMario ValdemarinSottotenente LorenziTiberio MitriTiberio MitriMandichLivio LorenzonLivio LorenzonSergente BarriferriTiberio MurgiaTiberio MurgiaRosario Nicotra
Carlo D'AngeloCapitano FerriAchille CompagnoniAchille CompagnoniIl CappellanoMarcello GiordaMarcello GiordaGeneraleGeronimo MeynierGeronimo MeynierIl PortadoniElsa VazzolerElsa VazzolerMoglie di BordinFerruccio AmendolaFerruccio AmendolaDe ConciniGuido CelanoGuido CelanoMaggiore
Luigi FainelliGiacomazziGérard HerterGérard HerterCapitano AustriacoMario FelicianiMario Feliciani
Gianni BaghinoSoldier on TrainMario ColliMario ColliMario FreraMario FreraMario MazzaMario MazzaGian Luigi PolidoroGian Luigi PolidoroEdda FerronaoEdda Ferronao
Leandro Punturi

Storyline

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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Info

Original title
La grande guerra
Status
Released
Released
28 October 1959
Runtime
2h 17m
TMDB score
8.1 / 10 (380 votes)

Production

Director
Mario Monicelli
Writers
Luciano Vincenzoni, Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli
Studios
gray-film, DDL Cinematografica
Countries
France, Italy

Languages

Original
Italian
Spoken
German, Italian