Country
Italy
Date
Sep 05, 1959
Note
Venice Film Festival
The great battle spectacle of our time!
2h 17min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Nicola Arigliano | Giardino |
| Mario Valdemarin | Sottotenente Lorenzi |
| Tiberio Mitri | Mandich |
| Livio Lorenzon | Sergente Barriferri |
| Tiberio Murgia | Rosario Nicotra |
| Carlo D'Angelo | Capitano Ferri |
| Achille Compagnoni | Il Cappellano |
| Marcello Giorda | Generale |
| Geronimo Meynier | Il Portadoni |
| Elsa Vazzoler | Moglie di Bordin |
| Ferruccio Amendola | De Concini |
| Guido Celano | Maggiore |
| Luigi Fainelli | Giacomazzi |
| Gérard Herter | Capitano Austriaco |
| Mario Feliciani | (uncredited) |
| Gianni Baghino | Soldier on Train (uncredited) |
| Mario Colli | (uncredited) |
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| Mario Frera | (uncredited) |
| Mario Mazza | (uncredited) |
| Gian Luigi Polidoro | (uncredited) |
| Edda Ferronao | (uncredited) |
| Leandro Punturi | (uncredited) |
Genres
ComedyWarDrama
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | La grande guerra |
| Lingua originale | Italiano (IT) |
| Lingue parlate | Deutsch, Italiano |
| Paesi di produzione | France, Italy |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | gray-film, DDL Cinematografica |
| Data di uscita | 28 ottobre 1959 |
| Producer | Luigi De Laurentiis, Dino De Laurentiis |
| Writer | Luciano Vincenzoni, Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli, Mario Monicelli |
| Editors | Adriana Novelli |
| Cinematography | Giuseppe Rotunno, Roberto Gerardi, Silvano Ippoliti |
| Asst. Directors | Maurizio Lucci, Giovanni Fago, Mario Maffei, Mario Monicelli, Silvana Mangini Colizzi |
| Camera Operators | Silvano Ippoliti, Giuseppe Rotunno, Roberto Gerardi |
| Add. Photography | Silvano Ippoliti, Giuseppe Rotunno, Roberto Gerardi |
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| Production Design | Mario Garbuglia |
| Art Direction | Mario Garbuglia |
| Set Decoration | Mario Garbuglia |
| Composer | Nino Rota, Rocco Roy Mangano, Franco Ferrara, Bruno Moreal |
| Sound | Nino Rota, Rocco Roy Mangano, Franco Ferrara, Bruno Moreal |
| Costume Design | Piero Gherardi, Danilo Donati, Rino Carboni, Romolo De Martino |
| Makeup | Rino Carboni, Romolo De Martino, Piero Gherardi, Danilo Donati |
| Hairstyling | Rino Carboni, Romolo De Martino, Piero Gherardi, Danilo Donati |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Country
Italy
Date
Oct 28, 1959
Certification
T
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