The Great War (1959 film)
1959 Italian film by Mario Monicelli / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Great War (Italian: La grande guerra) 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 (set designer).
The Great War (La Grande Guerra) | |
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Directed by | Mario Monicelli |
Written by | Agenore Incrocci, Mario Monicelli, Furio Scarpelli, Luciano Vincenzoni |
Produced by | Dino De Laurentiis |
Starring | Alberto Sordi Vittorio Gassman Folco Lulli Bernard Blier Romolo Valli Silvana Mangano |
Cinematography | Giuseppe Rotunno Leonida Barboni Roberto Gerardi Giuseppe Serrandi |
Edited by | Adriana Novelli |
Music by | Nino Rota |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
Countries | Italy France |
Language | Italian |
It was an Academy Award nominee as Best Foreign Film.[1] In 2008, the film was included on the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage's 100 Italian films to be saved, a list of 100 films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978."[2] It won huge success outside Italy, especially in France.