---
title: 'The Great War (1959)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mario Monicelli'
released: '1959-09-05'
runtime_minutes: 137
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-great-war-1959'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052861/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Great War (1959)

1959 · 137 min · Drama, Comedy · France, Italy

Original title: La grande guerra

## Synopsis

The Great War is a 1959 Italian comedy-drama war film directed by Mario Monicelli. It tells the story of an odd couple of army buddies in World War I; the movie, while played on a comedic register, does not hide from the viewer the horrors and grimness of trench warfare. Starring Alberto Sordi and Vittorio Gassman and produced by Dino De Laurentiis, the film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Its crew also included Danilo Donati (costumes) and Mario Garbuglia.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mario Monicelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-monicelli)
- **Screenplay:** [Mario Monicelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-monicelli), [Furio Scarpelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/furio-scarpelli), [Agenore Incrocci](https://cinepixo.com/people/agenore-incrocci), [Luciano Vincenzoni](https://cinepixo.com/people/luciano-vincenzoni)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Nino Rota](https://cinepixo.com/people/nino-rota)
- **Producer:** [Dino De Laurentiis](https://cinepixo.com/people/dino-de-laurentiis)
- **Director of Photography:** [Giuseppe Rotunno](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuseppe-rotunno), [Leonida Barboni](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonida-barboni), [Roberto Gerardi](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberto-gerardi), [Giuseppe Serrandi](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuseppe-serrandi)
- **Editor:** [Adriana Novelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/adriana-novelli)

## Cast

- [Mario Feliciani](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-feliciani)
- [Vittorio Sanipoli](https://cinepixo.com/people/vittorio-sanipoli)
- [Marcello Giorda](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcello-giorda)
- [Mario Frera](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-frera)
- [Nicola Arigliano](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicola-arigliano)
- [Achille Compagnoni](https://cinepixo.com/people/achille-compagnoni)
- [Mario Valdemarin](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-valdemarin)
- [Gian Luigi Polidoro](https://cinepixo.com/people/gian-luigi-polidoro)
- [Vittorio Gassman](https://cinepixo.com/people/vittorio-gassman)
- [Gérard Herter](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-herter)
- [Tiberio Mitri](https://cinepixo.com/people/tiberio-mitri)
- [Mario Mazza](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-mazza)
- [Mario Colli](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-colli)
- [Romolo Valli](https://cinepixo.com/people/romolo-valli)
- [Tiberio Murgia](https://cinepixo.com/people/tiberio-murgia)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-great-war-1959
Film facts: Wikidata (Q150867); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.