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.

• Richard AttenboroughDirector
• Len DeightonScreenplay
• Joan LittlewoodWriter

• Laurence OlivierField Marshal Sir John French
• Vanessa RedgraveSylvia Pankhurst
• Maggie SmithMusic Hall Star
• John MillsField Marshall Sir Douglas Haig
• Corin RedgraveBertie Smith
• Maurice RoëvesGeorge Smith
• Ian HolmPresident Poincare
• Juliet MillsNurse
• Michael BatesDrunk Lance Corporal
• Edward FoxAide to Field-Marshal Haig
• Dirk BogardeStephen
• Jean-Pierre CasselFrench Colonel