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The Great War (Italian: La grande guerra) 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).
It was an Academy Award nominee as Best Foreign Film. In 1999 the critics of Ciak magazine chose it as one of the 100 most important films in history. It won huge success outside Italy, especially in France.
Original Release
10/28/1959
US Release
08/30/1961
Cast
Name | Character |
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Alberto Sordi | Oreste Jacovacci |
Vittorio Gassman | Giovanni Busacca |
Bernard Blier | Capitano Castelli |
Folco Lulli | Bordin |
Vittorio Sanipoli | Maggiore Venturi |
Romolo Valli | Tenente Gallina |
Mario Valdemarin | Sottotenente Lorenzi |
Nicola Arigliano | Giardino |
Livio Lorenzon | Sergente Barriferri |
Tiberio Mitri | Mandich |
Directors
Writers
Mario Monicelli, Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli, Luciano Vincenzoni
Cast
Name | Character |
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Alberto Sordi | Oreste Jacovacci |
Vittorio Gassman | Giovanni Busacca |
Bernard Blier | Capitano Castelli |
Folco Lulli | Bordin |
Vittorio Sanipoli | Maggiore Venturi |
Romolo Valli | Tenente Gallina |
Mario Valdemarin | Sottotenente Lorenzi |
Nicola Arigliano | Giardino |
Livio Lorenzon | Sergente Barriferri |
Tiberio Mitri | Mandich |
Carlo D'Angelo | Capitano Ferri |
Tiberio Murgia | Rosario Nicotra |
Marcello Giorda | Generale |
Achille Compagnoni | Il cappellano |
Geronimo Meynier | Il portaordini / Il Portadoni |
Elsa Vazzoler | Moglie di Bordin |
Ferruccio Amendola | De Concini |
Guido Celano | Italian major / Maggiore |
Luigi Fainelli | Giacomazzi |
Gérard Herter | Capitano austriaco |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Dino De Laurentiis | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1960 | Oscar | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |