Ah ! Dieu que la guerre est jolie

L’histoire

Satire sur la Première Guerre mondiale basée sur une comédie musicale du même nom, dépeignant le "Game of War" et se concentrant principalement sur les membres d'une famille (nom de famille Smith) qui partent à la guerre. Une grande partie de l'action du film tourne autour des paroles des chants de marche des soldats, et de nombreuses scènes décrivent certains des incidents les plus célèbres (et infâmes) de la guerre, notamment l'assassinat du duc Ferdinand, la rencontre de Noël entre les Britanniques et les Des soldats allemands dans le no man's land et l'anéantissement à leurs côtés d'une force de soldats irlandais nouvellement arrivés au front, après avoir réussi à capturer une crête longtemps disputée.

Distribution

L Laurence OlivierField Marshal Sir John French V Vanessa RedgraveSylvia Pankhurst M Maggie SmithMusic Hall Star J John MillsField Marshall Sir Douglas Haig C Corin RedgraveBertie Smith M Maurice RoëvesGeorge Smith I Ian HolmPresident Poincare J Juliet MillsNurse M Michael BatesDrunk Lance Corporal E Edward FoxAide to Field-Marshal Haig D Dirk BogardeStephen J Jean-Pierre CasselFrench Colonel

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J John ClementsGen. von Moltke J John GielgudCount Leopold Von Berchtold J Jack HawkinsEmperor Franz Josef K Kenneth MoreKaiser Wilhelm II M Michael RedgraveGen. Sir Henry Wilson R Ralph RichardsonSir Edward Grey S Susannah YorkEleanor R Robert FlemyngStaff Officer in Gassed Trench P Paul DanemanCzar Nicholas II G Guy MiddletonGen. Sir William Robertson A Angela ThorneElizabeth May 'Betty' Smith W Wendy AllnuttFlorence Victoria 'Flo' Smith C Colin FarrellHarry Arnold Smith M Malcolm McFeeFrederick Percy 'Freddie' Smith J John RaeGrandpa Smith P Paul ShelleyJack Henry Smith K Kim SmithRichard 'Dickie' Smith M Mary WimbushMary Emma Smith J John OwensSeamus Moore V Vincent BallAustralian Soldier P Penelope AllenSolo Chorus Girl P Pia ColomboEstaminet Singer I Isabel DeanSir John French's Lady C Christian DoermerFritz J Joe MeliaThe Photographer N Nanette NewmanNurse C Cecil ParkerSir John N Natasha ParrySir William Robertson's Lady G Gerald SimChaplain T Thorley WaltersStaff Officer A Anthony Ainley3rd Aide G Geoffrey DaviesAide to Haig F Fanny CarbyMill Girl P Peter GilmorePte Burgess B Ben HowardPte Garbett N Norman JonesScottish Soldier A Angus LennieScottish Soldier P Paddy JoyceIrish Soldier H Harry LockeHeckler R Ron PemberCorporal M Marianne StoneMill Girl C Christine NoonanMill Girl (uncredited) D Derek NewarkShooting Gallery Proprietor C Clifford MollisonHeckler N Norman BirdTraining Sgt (uncredited) J Jeremy ChildWealthy Young Man (uncredited) R Richard DaviesSergeant in Burial Party (uncredited) S Stanley LeborSoldier (uncredited) J Jane SeymourChorus Girl (uncredited) W Wensley PitheyArchduke Ferdinand (uncredited) M Meriel ForbesLady Pamela Grey D David LodgeRecruiting Sergeant at Music Hall M Maurice ArthurSoldier Singer at Chaplain's Address F Freddie Ascott'Whizzbang' Soldier C Cecilia DarbySir Henry Wilson's Lady G George GhentHeckler at Pankhurst Speech D Dorothy ReynoldsHeckler at Pankhurst Speech J John TriggerOfficer at Railway Station K Kathleen WilemanEmma Smith - Age 4 P Phyllis CalvertLady Dorothy Haig P Pamela AbbottCzarina Alexandra (uncredited) C Charlotte AttenboroughEmma Smith - Age 8 (uncredited) A Annie BeeGirl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited) J Joanne BrownSinger (uncredited) C Christopher CabotSoldier in Shell Hole (uncredited) F Frank CodaSoldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited) A Ambrose CoghillHis Father (uncredited) S Stella CourtneyPoincaré's Lady (uncredited)