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The Great War

The great battle spectacle of our time!

★ 8.1 1959 137 min ComedyWarDrama

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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Released in 1959, The Great War sits inside the 1950s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.

Release
1959-10-28
TMDB score
8.1/10
Original language
IT
Status
Released
Production
France, Italy
Studio
gray-film, DDL Cinematografica

People behind the title

DirectorMario MonicelliWriterLuciano VincenzoniWriterAgenore IncrocciWriterFurio ScarpelliCastVittorio GassmanCastAlberto SordiCastSilvana ManganoCastFolco Lulli

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