The Great War
Release date: 1959-10-28
Votes: 363
Genres: Comedy, War, Drama
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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