Film record

The Great War

Original title: La grande guerra

1959Feature film137 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
Italy · France
Languages
Italian
Genres
comedy film · drama film

Credits

Direction

Mario Monicelli — Directing

Cast

Alberto Sordi — Acting (Oreste Jacovacci)
Vittorio Gassman — Acting (Giovanni Busacca)
Silvana Mangano — Acting (Costantina)
Romolo Valli — Acting (Tenente Gallina)
Folco Lulli — Acting (Bordin)
Bernard Blier — Acting (Capitano Castelli)
Vittorio Sanipoli — Acting (Maggiore Venturi)
Nicola Arigliano — Acting (Giardino)
Geronimo Meynier — Acting (Il Portadoni)
Mario Valdemarin — Acting (Sottotenente Lorenzi)
Elsa Vazzoler — Acting (Moglie di Bordin)
Tiberio Murgia — Acting (Rosario Nicotra)
Livio Lorenzon — Acting (Sergente Barriferri)
Ferruccio Amendola — Acting (De Concini)
Gianni Baghino — Acting
Carlo D'Angelo — Acting (Capitano Ferri)
Achille Compagnoni — Acting (Il Cappellano)
Marcello Giorda — Acting (Generale)
Tiberio Mitri — Acting (Mandich)
Gérard Herter — Acting (Capitano Austriaco)
Guido Celano — Acting (Maggiore)
Mario Colli — Acting
Mario Feliciani — Acting
Mario Mazza — Acting
Edda Ferronao — Acting
Mario Frera — Acting

Writing

Mario Monicelli — Screenwriting
Luciano Vincenzoni — Screenwriting
Agenore Incrocci — Screenwriting
Furio Scarpelli — Screenwriting

Production

Dino De Laurentiis — Production

Music

Nino Rota — Music composition

Cinematography

Leonida Barboni — Cinematography
Roberto Gerardi — Cinematography
Giuseppe Rotunno — Cinematography
Giuseppe Serrandi — Cinematography

Editing

Adriana Novelli — Editing

Art department

Mario Garbuglia — Production design

Costume

Danilo Donati — Costume design
Documented participation

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Releases by territory

France · Original release
5 Sep 1959Checked 22 Sep 2026
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