The Great War

1959 film by Mario Monicelli
Movie film Q150867
The Great War
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Summary

The Great War is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,326 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Golden Lion[3]
  • Director: Mario Monicelli[4]
  • Screenwriter: Mario Monicelli[5], Luciano Vincenzoni[6], Agenore Incrocci[7], Furio Scarpelli[8]
  • Composer: Nino Rota[9]
  • Genre: comedy film[10], drama film[11]
  • Cast member: Alberto Sordi[12], Vittorio Gassman[13], Silvana Mangano[14], Romolo Valli[15], Folco Lulli[16], Bernard Blier[17], Vittorio Sanipoli[18], Nicola Arigliano[19], Geronimo Meynier[20], Mario Valdemarin[21], Elsa Vazzoler[22], Tiberio Murgia[23], Livio Lorenzon[24], Ferruccio Amendola[25]
  • Producer: Dino De Laurentiis[26]
  • Production company: Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografica[27]
  • Director of photography: Leonida Barboni[28], Roberto Gerardi[29], Giuseppe Rotunno[30], Giuseppe Serrandi[31]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Italian[32]
  • Commons category: La grande guerra[33]
  • Color: black-and-white[34]
  • Country of origin: France[35], Italy[36]
  • Publication date: September 5, 1959[37]
  • Narrative location: Italy[38]
  • Main subject: trench warfare[39], World War I[40]
  • Film editor: Adriana Novelli[41]
  • Described by source: 100 Italian films to be saved[42]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[43], International Submission to the Academy Awards[44]
  • Title: La grande guerra[45]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 16[46]
  • Duration: 137 minutes[47]
  • Set in period: World War I[48], 1910s[49], 20th century[50]
  • Costume designer: Danilo Donati[51]

Why It Matters

The Great War has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

FAQs

What awards did The Great War receive?

Honors received include Golden Lion[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'bg', 'bn', 'ca', 'commons', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'h
    Ampas collections film id → W080683
    Sitelink count → 35
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → trench warfare, World War I
    P14821 → 52861
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  3. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 27550
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  4. 8w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → World War I, 1910s, 20th century
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  5. 8w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → trench warfare, World War I
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  6. 11w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14724 → 8688964
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  7. 16w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 → la-grande-guerra
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14551: la-grande-guerra, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295964785|La Grande Guerra (#295964785)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8091|Il ci"
  8. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Mario Garbuglia
    Described by source → 100 Italian films to be saved
    Publication date → +1959-09-05T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Mario Monicelli, Luciano Vincenzoni, Agenore Incrocci +1
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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