Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)


Oh! What a Lovely War Poster
2h 18min | Comedy, Music, War | Mar 10, 1969 | Released

Satire about the First World War based on a stage musical of the same name, portraying the "Game of War" and focusing mainly on the members of one family (last name Smith) who go off to war. Much of the action in the movie revolves around the words of the marching songs of the soldiers, and many scenes portray some of the more famous (and infamous) incidents of the war, including the assassination of Duke Ferdinand, the Christmas meeting between British and German soldiers in no-mans-land, and the wiping out by their own side of a force of Irish soldiers newly arrived at the front, after successfully capturing a ridge that had been contested for some time.

Writer(s): Len Deighton

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Cast & Crew

Cast (129 Members)


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Maurice Roeves

George Smith

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Ian Holm

President Poincare

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Michael Bates

Drunk Lance Corporal

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Laurence Olivier

Field Marshal Sir John French

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Michael Redgrave

Gen. Sir Henry Wilson

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Edward Fox

Aide to Field-Marshal Haig

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Jack Hawkins

Emperor Franz Josef

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Jane Seymour

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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Maggie Smith

Music Hall Star

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Thorley Walters

Staff Officer

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John Gielgud

Count Leopold Von Berchtold

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John Mills

Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig

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Ralph Richardson

Sir Edward Grey

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Corin Redgrave

Bertie Smith

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Vanessa Redgrave

Sylvia Pankhurst

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Cecil Parker

Sir John

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Penelope Allen

Solo Chorus Girl

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Norman Bird

Training Sgt (uncredited)

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Jean-Pierre Cassel

French Colonel

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Dirk Bogarde

Stephen

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Tony Vogel

German Soldier (uncredited)

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Stanley Lebor

Soldier (uncredited)

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Robert Flemyng

Staff Officer in Gassed Trench

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Natasha Parry

Sir William Robertson's Lady

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John Clements

Gen. von Moltke

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Kenneth More

Kaiser Wilhelm II

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Vincent Ball

Australian Soldier

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Angus Lennie

Scottish Soldier

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Peter Gilmore

Pte Burgess

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Norman Jones

Scottish Soldier

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Charles Farrell

Policeman (uncredited)

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Derek Newark

Shooting Gallery Proprietor

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Phyllis Calvert

Lady Dorothy Haig

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Gerald Sim

Chaplain

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David Lodge

Recruiting Sergeant at Music Hall

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Anthony Ainley

3rd Aide

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Carole Gray

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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Harry Locke

Heckler

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John Rae

Grandpa Smith

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Ben Howard

Pte Garbett

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Marianne Stone

Mill Girl

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Wensley Pithey

Archduke Ferdinand (uncredited)

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Ruth Kettlewell

Duchess Sophie (uncredited)

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Isabel Dean

Sir John French's Lady

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Steve Plytas

Turkish Military Attaché (uncredited)

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Geoffrey Davies

Aide to Haig

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Paul Daneman

Czar Nicholas II

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Tony Thawnton

Officer on Telephone (uncredited)

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John Gabriel

Nikolai Lenin (uncredited)

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Jeremy Child

Wealthy Young Man (uncredited)

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John Owens

Seamus Moore

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Julia Wright

Haig's Secretary (uncredited)

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Pippa Steel

Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)

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Arthur White

Sergeant in Dugout (uncredited)

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Paul Shelley

Jack Henry Smith

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Guy Middleton

Gen. Sir William Robertson

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Michael Wolf

German Officer (uncredited)

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John Dunn-Hill

Irish Soldier (uncredited)

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Pia Colombo

Estaminet Singer

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Frank Forsyth

President Woodrow Wilson (uncredited)

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Charlotte Attenborough

Emma Smith - Age 8 (uncredited)

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Tom Marshall

Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

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Norman Shelley

Staff Officer in Ballroom

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Meriel Forbes

Lady Pamela Grey

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John Hussey

Soldier on Balcony (uncredited)

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Christine Noonan

Mill Girl (uncredited)

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Christopher Cabot

Soldier in Shell Hole (uncredited)

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Dolores Judson

Haig's Girlfriend (uncredited)

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Richard Loring

Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

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Angela Thorne

Elizabeth May 'Betty' Smith

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Mary Wimbush

Mary Emma Smith

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Arthur White

Sergeant in Dugout (uncredited)

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Richard Davies

Sergeant in Burial Party (uncredited)

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John Woodnutt

British Officer (uncredited)

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Andrew Robertson

2nd Scottish Soldier (uncredited)

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Ron Pember

Corporal

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Joe Melia

The Photographer

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Malcolm McFee

Frederick Percy 'Freddie' Smith

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Dorothy Reynolds

Heckler at Pankhurst Speech

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Wendy Allnutt

Florence Victoria 'Flo' Smith

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Hermione Farthingale

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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Ambrose Coghill

His Father (uncredited)

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Stanley McGeagh

Soldier in Gassed Trench (uncredited)

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Mary Yeomans

Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)

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John Trigger

Officer at Railway Station

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Colin Farrell

Harry Arnold Smith

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Fanny Carby

Mill Girl

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Paddy Joyce

Irish Soldier

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Sue Robinson

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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Kim Smith

Richard 'Dickie' Smith

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Guy Standeven

American Officer (uncredited)

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Frank Coda

Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

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Ray Edwards

3rd Staff Officer in Ballroom (uncredited)

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Roy Beck

American GI (uncredited)

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Maurice Arthur

Soldier Singer at Chaplain's Address

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Freddie Ascott

'Whizzbang' Soldier

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Cecilia Darby

Sir Henry Wilson's Lady

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George Ghent

Heckler at Pankhurst Speech

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Kathleen Wileman

Emma Smith - Age 4

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Pamela Abbott

Czarina Alexandra (uncredited)

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Annie Bee

Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

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Joanne Brown

Singer (uncredited)

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Stella Courtney

Poincaré's Lady (uncredited)

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Sheila Cox

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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Elizabeth Craven

Kaiserin Augusta (uncredited)

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Joyce Franklin

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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Zeph Gladstone

Sir John's Chauffeuse (uncredited)

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Ruth Gower

General von Moltke's Lady (uncredited)

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Kim Grant

Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

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Paul Hansard

German Officer (uncredited)

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Kathleen Helme

Berchtold's Lady (uncredited)

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Richard Howard

Young Soldier at Mons (uncredited)

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Dinny Jones

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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Lind Joyce

Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)

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Delia Linden

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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Isabelle Metcalfe

Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

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Jenny Morgan

Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

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Anthony Morton

Italian Military Attaché (uncredited)

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David Scheuer

French Soldier (uncredited)

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Valerie Smith

Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)

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P.G. Stephens

Irish Soldier (uncredited)

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Christian Thorogood

Irish Soldier (uncredited)

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Brian Tipping

4th Scottish Soldier (uncredited)

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Bette Vivian

Heckler at Pankhurst Speech (uncredited)

Profile Maurice Roeves George Smith
Profile Ian Holm President Poincare
Profile Michael Bates Drunk Lance Corporal
Profile Laurence Olivier Field Marshal Sir John French
Profile Michael Redgrave Gen. Sir Henry Wilson
Profile Edward Fox Aide to Field-Marshal Haig
Profile Jack Hawkins Emperor Franz Josef
Profile Jane Seymour Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Profile Maggie Smith Music Hall Star
Profile Thorley Walters Staff Officer
Profile John Gielgud Count Leopold Von Berchtold
Profile John Mills Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig
Profile Ralph Richardson Sir Edward Grey
Profile Corin Redgrave Bertie Smith
Profile Vanessa Redgrave Sylvia Pankhurst
Profile Cecil Parker Sir John
Profile Penelope Allen Solo Chorus Girl
Profile Norman Bird Training Sgt (uncredited)
Profile Jean-Pierre Cassel French Colonel
Profile Dirk Bogarde Stephen
Profile Tony Vogel German Soldier (uncredited)
Profile Stanley Lebor Soldier (uncredited)
Profile Robert Flemyng Staff Officer in Gassed Trench
Profile Natasha Parry Sir William Robertson's Lady
Profile John Clements Gen. von Moltke
Profile Kenneth More Kaiser Wilhelm II
Profile Vincent Ball Australian Soldier
Profile Angus Lennie Scottish Soldier
Profile Peter Gilmore Pte Burgess
Profile Norman Jones Scottish Soldier
Profile Charles Farrell Policeman (uncredited)
Profile Derek Newark Shooting Gallery Proprietor
Profile Phyllis Calvert Lady Dorothy Haig
Profile Gerald Sim Chaplain
Profile David Lodge Recruiting Sergeant at Music Hall
Profile Anthony Ainley 3rd Aide
Profile Carole Gray Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Profile Harry Locke Heckler
Profile John Rae Grandpa Smith
Profile Ben Howard Pte Garbett
Profile Marianne Stone Mill Girl
Profile Wensley Pithey Archduke Ferdinand (uncredited)
Profile Ruth Kettlewell Duchess Sophie (uncredited)
Profile Isabel Dean Sir John French's Lady
Profile Steve Plytas Turkish Military Attaché (uncredited)
Profile Geoffrey Davies Aide to Haig
Profile Paul Daneman Czar Nicholas II
Profile Tony Thawnton Officer on Telephone (uncredited)
Profile John Gabriel Nikolai Lenin (uncredited)
Profile Jeremy Child Wealthy Young Man (uncredited)
Profile John Owens Seamus Moore
Profile Julia Wright Haig's Secretary (uncredited)
Profile Pippa Steel Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)
Profile Arthur White Sergeant in Dugout (uncredited)
Profile Paul Shelley Jack Henry Smith
Profile Guy Middleton Gen. Sir William Robertson
Profile Michael Wolf German Officer (uncredited)
Profile John Dunn-Hill Irish Soldier (uncredited)
Profile Pia Colombo Estaminet Singer
Profile Frank Forsyth President Woodrow Wilson (uncredited)
Profile Charlotte Attenborough Emma Smith - Age 8 (uncredited)
Profile Tom Marshall Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
Profile Norman Shelley Staff Officer in Ballroom
Profile Meriel Forbes Lady Pamela Grey
Profile John Hussey Soldier on Balcony (uncredited)
Profile Christine Noonan Mill Girl (uncredited)
Profile Christopher Cabot Soldier in Shell Hole (uncredited)
Profile Dolores Judson Haig's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Profile Richard Loring Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
Profile Angela Thorne Elizabeth May 'Betty' Smith
Profile Mary Wimbush Mary Emma Smith
Profile Arthur White Sergeant in Dugout (uncredited)
Profile Richard Davies Sergeant in Burial Party (uncredited)
Profile John Woodnutt British Officer (uncredited)
Profile Andrew Robertson 2nd Scottish Soldier (uncredited)
Profile Ron Pember Corporal
Profile Joe Melia The Photographer
Profile Malcolm McFee Frederick Percy 'Freddie' Smith
Profile Dorothy Reynolds Heckler at Pankhurst Speech
Profile Wendy Allnutt Florence Victoria 'Flo' Smith
Profile Hermione Farthingale Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Profile Ambrose Coghill His Father (uncredited)
Profile Stanley McGeagh Soldier in Gassed Trench (uncredited)
Profile Mary Yeomans Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)
Profile John Trigger Officer at Railway Station
Profile Colin Farrell Harry Arnold Smith
Profile Fanny Carby Mill Girl
Profile Paddy Joyce Irish Soldier
Profile Sue Robinson Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Profile Kim Smith Richard 'Dickie' Smith
Profile Guy Standeven American Officer (uncredited)
Profile Frank Coda Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
Profile Ray Edwards 3rd Staff Officer in Ballroom (uncredited)
Profile Roy Beck American GI (uncredited)
Profile Maurice Arthur Soldier Singer at Chaplain's Address
Profile Freddie Ascott 'Whizzbang' Soldier
Profile Cecilia Darby Sir Henry Wilson's Lady
Profile George Ghent Heckler at Pankhurst Speech
Profile Kathleen Wileman Emma Smith - Age 4
Profile Pamela Abbott Czarina Alexandra (uncredited)
Profile Annie Bee Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
Profile Joanne Brown Singer (uncredited)
Profile Stella Courtney Poincaré's Lady (uncredited)
Profile Sheila Cox Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Profile Elizabeth Craven Kaiserin Augusta (uncredited)
Profile Joyce Franklin Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Profile Zeph Gladstone Sir John's Chauffeuse (uncredited)
Profile Ruth Gower General von Moltke's Lady (uncredited)
Profile Kim Grant Soldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
Profile Paul Hansard German Officer (uncredited)
Profile Kathleen Helme Berchtold's Lady (uncredited)
Profile Richard Howard Young Soldier at Mons (uncredited)
Profile Dinny Jones Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Profile Lind Joyce Scoreboard Girl (uncredited)
Profile Delia Linden Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Profile Isabelle Metcalfe Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
Profile Jenny Morgan Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
Profile Anthony Morton Italian Military Attaché (uncredited)
Profile David Scheuer French Soldier (uncredited)
Profile Valerie Smith Girl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
Profile P.G. Stephens Irish Soldier (uncredited)
Profile Christian Thorogood Irish Soldier (uncredited)
Profile Brian Tipping 4th Scottish Soldier (uncredited)
Profile Bette Vivian Heckler at Pankhurst Speech (uncredited)

Crew (14 Members)


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John Comfort

Production Manager

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Anthony Mendleson

Costume Design

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Harry White

Art Direction

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Donald M. Ashton

Production Design

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Gerry Turpin

Director of Photography

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Len Deighton

Screenplay

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Bryan Coates

Location Manager

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Mac Davidson

Associate Producer

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Brian Duffy

Producer

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Raymond Hawkey

Title Designer

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Profile Anthony Mendleson Costume Design
Profile Harry White Art Direction
Profile Donald M. Ashton Production Design
Profile Gerry Turpin Director of Photography
Profile Len Deighton Screenplay
Profile Bryan Coates Location Manager
Profile Mac Davidson Associate Producer
Profile Brian Duffy Producer
Profile Raymond Hawkey Title Designer

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