Movie: The Great War

Top 10 Billed Cast

Vittorio Gassman
Vittorio Gassman

Giovanni Busacca

Alberto Sordi
Alberto Sordi

Oreste Jacovacci

Silvana Mangano
Silvana Mangano

Costantina

Folco Lulli
Folco Lulli

Bordin

Bernard Blier
Bernard Blier

Capitano Castelli

Romolo Valli
Romolo Valli

Tenente Gallina

Vittorio Sanipoli
Vittorio Sanipoli

Maggiore Venturi

Nicola Arigliano
Nicola Arigliano

Giardino

Mario Valdemarin
Mario Valdemarin

Sottotenente Lorenzi

Tiberio Mitri
Tiberio Mitri

Mandich

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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.

  • Release Date

    1959-10-28

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    8.1

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