The ever popular war games. With songs, battles & a few jokes.
The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the five boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare.
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Epic, comic, spare and ironic.
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
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Cast
- Laurence OlivierField Marshal Sir John French
- Vanessa RedgraveSylvia Pankhurst
- Maggie SmithMusic Hall Star
- John MillsField Marshall Sir Douglas Haig
- Corin RedgraveBertie Smith
- Maurice RoëvesGeorge Smith
- Ian HolmPresident Poincare
- Juliet MillsNurse
- Michael BatesDrunk Lance Corporal
- Edward FoxAide to Field-Marshal Haig
Crew
- Richard AttenboroughDirector
- Len DeightonScreenplay
- Joan LittlewoodWriter
- Gerry TurpinDirector of Photography
- Kevin ConnorEditor
- Richard AttenboroughProducer
- Brian DuffyProducer
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