The Great War

The Great War

Year: 1959

Runtime: 137 mins

Language: Italian

Director: Mario Monicelli

WarComedyDrama

Italy, 1916. Oreste Jacovacci and Giovanni Busacca are called, as all the Italian youths, to serve the army in the WWI. They both try in every way to avoid serving the army.

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