The Great War (1959)
La grande guerra (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Approved
- 2h 17min
- Comedy, Drama
- 28 Oct 1959 (Italy)
- Movie
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 6 wins & 8 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Alberto Sordi | ... |
Oreste Jacovacci
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Vittorio Gassman | ... |
Giovanni Busacca
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Bernard Blier | ... |
Capitano Castelli
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Folco Lulli | ... |
Bordin
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Vittorio Sanipoli | ... |
Maggiore Venturi
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Romolo Valli | ... |
Tenente Gallina
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Mario Valdemarin | ... |
Sottotenente Lorenzi
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Nicola Arigliano | ... |
Giardino
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Livio Lorenzon | ... |
Sergente Barriferri
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Tiberio Mitri | ... |
Mandich
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Carlo D'Angelo | ... |
Capitano Ferri
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Tiberio Murgia | ... |
Rosario Nicotra
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Marcello Giorda | ... |
Generale
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Achille Compagnoni | ... |
Il cappellano
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Geronimo Meynier | ... |
Il portaordini
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Elsa Vazzoler | ... |
Moglie di Bordin
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Ferruccio Amendola | ... |
De Concini
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Guido Celano | ... |
Italian major
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Luigi Fainelli | ... |
Giacomazzi
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Gérard Herter | ... |
Capitano austriaco
(as Gerard Herter)
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Silvana Mangano | ... |
Costantina
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Edda Ferronao |
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Gianni Baghino | ... |
(uncredited)
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Mario Colli | ... |
(uncredited)
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Mario Feliciani | ... |
(uncredited)
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Mario Frera | ... |
(uncredited)
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Mario Mazza | ... |
(uncredited)
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Gian Luigi Polidoro | ... |
(uncredited)
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Leandro Punturi | ... |
Il bambino (uncredited)
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Directed by
Mario Monicelli |
Written by
Agenore Incrocci | ... | (story and screenplay) (as Age) & |
Furio Scarpelli | ... | (story and screenplay) (as Scarpelli) and |
Luciano Vincenzoni | ... | (story and screenplay) and |
Mario Monicelli | ... | (story and screenplay) |
Agenore Incrocci | ... | (dialogue) (as Age) & |
Furio Scarpelli | ... | (dialogue) (as Scarpelli) |
Produced by
Dino De Laurentiis | ... | producer |
Music by
Nino Rota |
Cinematography by
Roberto Gerardi | ||
Giuseppe Rotunno | ||
Leonida Barboni | ... | (uncredited) |
Giuseppe Serrandi | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
Adriana Novelli |
Production Design by
Mario Garbuglia |
Costume Design by
Danilo Donati | ||
Piero Gherardi | ... | (Silvana Mangano's costumes) |
Makeup Department
Rino Carboni | ... | makeup artist |
Romolo de Martino | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Giorgio Adriani | ... | production manager |
Alfredo De Laurentiis | ... | production manager |
Luigi De Laurentiis | ... | general organization |
Giorgio Morra | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Giovanni Fago | ... | second assistant director |
Maurizio Lucci | ... | second assistant director |
Mario Maffei | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
Piero Ermanno Iaia | ... | poster artist |
Aldo Puccini | ... | construction manager |
Sound Department
Rocco Roy Mangano | ... | sound (as Roy Mangano) |
Bruno Moreal | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
Gatti | ... | special effects |
Serse Urbisaglia | ... | special effects (as Urbisaglia) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Silvano Ippoliti | ... | camera operator |
Sergio Strizzi | ... | still photographer |
Goffredo Bellisario | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Music Department
Franco Ferrara | ... | musical director |
Script and Continuity Department
Silvana Mangini Colizzi | ... | continuity (as Silvana Mangini) |
Additional Crew
Carlo Salsa | ... | consultant |
Ferruccio Amendola | ... | italian voice dubbing: Gérard Herter (uncredited) |
Mario Colli | ... | italian voice dubbing: Achille Compagnoni (uncredited) |
Riccardo Cucciolla | ... | italian voice dubbing: Nicola Arigliano (uncredited) |
Nino Dal Fabbro | ... | italian voice dubbing: Bernard Blier (uncredited) |
Turi Ferro | ... | italian voice dubbing: Tiberio Murgia (uncredited) |
Mario Maldesi | ... | dubbing director (uncredited) |
Gastone Moschin | ... | italian voice dubbing: Livio Lorenzon (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica (1959) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Euro International Films (1959) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Cinédis (1960) (France) (theatrical)
- Pallas Filmverleih (1960) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Towa. (1960) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Europa Film (1961) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Lopert Pictures Corporation (1961) (United States) (theatrical) (dubbed and subtitled)
- Fotorama (1961) (Norway) (theatrical)
- France 3 (1978) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- PVB Editions (2005) (France) (DVD)
- Versátil (2011) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Cult Classic (2013) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Topanga Canyon Films (2018) (Spain)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Italy, 1916. Oreste Jacovacci and Giovanni Busacca are conscripted, as all the Italian youths, to serve the army in the WWI. They meet at the recruiting office where Giovanni bribes Oreste in the hope of securing a medical deferment, however the joke is on him when Oreste pulls off a hilarious double cross. Destine to serve as comrades in the same unit, they meet again on the train to the front. Despite the rocky beginning and the stolen money, they become friends and the comedic duo experience everything from blustery sergeants to bureaucratic requisition officers to the war weary lieutenant Hen. While in the village of Tigliano they spend some months in relative peace, and Giovanni attempts to gain the graces (and favors) of overworked prostitute Costantina, who also turns the tables to lighten his wallet. But war also brings with it gruesome sights and harrowing dangers. During the most important battle among Italians and Austro-Hungarians, as the Italians in retreat, Giovanni and Oreste find themselves separated from their unit once again when the shells rain down, but this time "gli due villiacchi" will end up on the wrong side of the shifting front and fall into the hands of an Austrian officer. With their lives on the line, a slip of the tongue will force them to choose between their lives and their country. What should they do now? Written by 1felco |
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Taglines | Captured with raging realism...filmed on a breathtaking scale! The monumental story of the giant men who fought the Great War...and the women who followed them into hell!(print ad) See more » |
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Trivia | Dino De Laurentiis asked to eliminate a scene showing the arrival in the village, which serves as the center of the rear, of a number of whores. These women, with Constantina, would arrive in a military truck. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Lo schermo a tre punte (1995). See more » |