Oh! What a Lovely War

The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the five boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare.

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  Laurence Olivier

  Field Marshal Sir John French
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  Vanessa Redgrave

  Sylvia Pankhurst
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  Maggie Smith

  Music Hall Star
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  John Mills

  Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig
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  Corin Redgrave

  Bertie Smith
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  Maurice Roëves

  George Smith
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  Ian Holm

  President Poincare
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  Juliet Mills

  Nurse
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  Michael Bates

  Drunk Lance Corporal
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  Edward Fox

  Aide to Field-Marshal Haig