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The Great War

1959·Movie
2h 17min
62
DecentGoodWatch score

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A , comedy: , but never gory, .

Good for friends night · teens · thought-provoking

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The great battle spectacle of our time!

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.
World War IItalian CinemaAnti-WarBlack ComedyHistorical DramaTragedyFriendshipCritique of WarExistentialMelancholy

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Where can I stream The Great War?

It streams in 1 other country, but not in the United States.

Is The Great War worth watching?

62
DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 62 (IMDb 8.1 and Rotten Tomatoes 40%). Audiences rate it higher (88 out of 100) than critics (40).

Will The Great War make me laugh?

Light

Now and then: the humor is mostly slapstick (6 of 10) and situational comedy (5 of 10).

Will I feel good after watching The Great War?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 7 for melancholy, against 3 for hopefulness.

Is The Great War in English?

ItalianGerman

No, it was made in Italian, with some German.

What tropes does The Great War use?

Letting the Air out of the BandDowner EndingShot at DawnIt Will Never Catch OnMeet CuteNever Learned to ReadTap on the HeadTactful TranslationBrick JokeVerbal IronyHigh-Class GlassCall-Backand 9 more

TV Tropes lists 21 tropes for it, including Letting the Air out of the Band, Downer Ending, and Shot at Dawn.