Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes75%
54 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard AttenboroughDirector
- Len DeightonScreenplay
- Joan LittlewoodWriter
Cast
- 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