The Great War
The great battle spectacle of our time!
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.
- Director
- Mario Monicelli
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Action
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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.
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- Release date
- Oct 28, 1959
- Runtime
- 2h 17m
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- Language
- German, Italian
- Country
- France, Italy
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