The Great War (1959)

The Great War is a 1959 Italian film directed by Mario Monicelli. It tells the story of an odd couple of army buddies in World War I; the movie, while played on a comedic register, does not hide from the viewer the horrors and grimness of trench warfare. Starring Alberto Sordi and Vittorio Gassman and produced by Dino De Laurentiis, the film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Its crew also included Danilo Donati (costumes) and Mario Garbuglia (set designer).

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Cast:

• Ferruccio Amendola
• Nicola Arigliano
• Gianni Baghino
• Bernard Blier
• Guido Celano
• Achille Compagnoni
• Carlo D'Angelo
• Luigi Fainelli
• Vittorio Gassman
• Gérard Herter
• Marcello Giorda
• Livio Lorenzon
• Folco Lulli
• Silvana Mangano
• Geronimo Meynier
• Tiberio Mitri
• Tiberio Murgia
• Vittorio Sanipoli
• Alberto Sordi
• Mario Valdemarin
• Romolo Valli
• Elsa Vazzoler