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Mood:
- HumorousWittyBitingCynical
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Plot:
- BuddiesOdd CoupleSoldierMilitary LifeMilitaryFriendsDisorderProstitute more...
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Genres:
- ComedyWarForeignDrama
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Time/Period:
- 21st CenturyWorld War 1
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Place:
- EuropeItalyBattle Zone
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Praise:
- Award WinnerCritically AcclaimedVenice Festival Winner
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Humor:
- SatireIrreverent Humor
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Attitudes:
- Not SeriousRealistic
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Look:
- B&W
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La Grande Guerra, 1959
Italian, German
Italy, France
Profile of La Grande Guerra
The mood of La Grande Guerra is biting, cynical, and witty. The plot centers around an odd couple, military life, and buddies. It features satire and irreverent humor. La Grande Guerra is a foreign, comedy, and war movie. In approach, it is not serious and realistic. It takes place, at least partly, in a battlezone. La Grande Guerra is set in Italy. It happens during World War 1. Visually, it is black and white. La Grande Guerra is known for being a Venice Festival winner and critically acclaimed.
Summary of La Grande Guerra
Vittorio Gassman and Alberto Sordi don ill-fitting military uniforms in this anecdotal Italian service comedy. They play a couple of World War I soldiers, adept at sidestepping duty and responsibility, but courageous to the core when in a pinch. The film strives for the boisterous feel of What Price Glory, but at 118 minutes the material wears rather thin. Still, the reputation of director Mario Monicelli helped this uneven production win a Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival. Originally released in Italy in 1959 as La Grande Guerra, The Great War was distributed in the U.S. two years later.
Details
| Language: | Italian, German |
| Country: | Italy, France |
| Release date: | 30 August 1961 |
| Runtime: | 137 min |
Cast and Crew
as Oreste Jacovacci
as Giovanni Busacca
as Costantina
as Bordin
