The Great War (1959)

The Great War (1959)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1959-10-28 France, Italy 137 Min. PG-13
8.1 348 votes
Comedy, War, Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Vittorio Gassman is Giovanni Busacca
Giovanni Busacca
Alberto Sordi is Oreste Jacovacci
Oreste Jacovacci
Silvana Mangano is Costantina
Costantina
Folco Lulli is Bordin
Bordin
Bernard Blier is Capitano Castelli
Capitano Castelli
Romolo Valli is Tenente Gallina
Tenente Gallina
Vittorio Sanipoli is Maggiore Venturi
Maggiore Venturi
Nicola Arigliano is Giardino
Giardino
Mario Valdemarin is Sottotenente Lorenzi
Sottotenente Lorenzi
Tiberio Mitri is Mandich
Mandich
Livio Lorenzon is Sergente Barriferri
Sergente Barriferri
Tiberio Murgia is Rosario Nicotra
Rosario Nicotra
Carlo D'Angelo is Capitano Ferri
Capitano Ferri
Achille Compagnoni is Il Cappellano
Il Cappellano
Marcello Giorda is Generale
Generale
Geronimo Meynier is Il Portadoni
Il Portadoni
Elsa Vazzoler is Moglie di Bordin
Moglie di Bordin
Ferruccio Amendola is De Concini
De Concini
Guido Celano is Maggiore
Maggiore
Luigi Fainelli is Giacomazzi
Giacomazzi
Gérard Herter is Capitano Austriaco
Capitano Austriaco
Mario Feliciani is (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Gianni Baghino is Soldier on Train (uncredited)
Soldier on Train (uncredited)
Mario Colli is (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Mario Frera is (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Mario Mazza is (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Gian Luigi Polidoro is (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Edda Ferronao is (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Leandro Punturi is (uncredited)
(uncredited)

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