The Great War

1959 · directed by Mario Monicelli

Rating

65/100

Hit

no

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.

The Great War (1959), directed by Mario Monicelli, rates 65/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Vittorio Gassman
• Alberto Sordi
• Silvana Mangano
• Folco Lulli
• Bernard Blier
• Romolo Valli
• Vittorio Sanipoli
• Nicola Arigliano
• Mario Valdemarin
• Tiberio Mitri

Crew

• Giuseppe Rotunno — Director of Photography
• Roberto Gerardi — Director of Photography
• Adriana Novelli — Editor
• Nino Rota — Original Music Composer
• Agenore Incrocci — Screenplay
• Furio Scarpelli — Screenplay
• Luciano Vincenzoni — Screenplay
• Mario Monicelli — Screenplay

More from Mario Monicelli

1. Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958) — 84/100 · hit
2. The Organizer (1963) — 83/100 · hit
3. The Passionate Thief (1960) — 83/100 · hit
4. My Friends (1975) — 80/100 · hit
5. An Average Little Man (1977) — 79/100
6. The Marquis of Grillo (1981) — 78/100

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