The Great War
Taste attributes: comedydramawarunsavouryrealisticlinearemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeAn emotional war film, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
Quality rating
8.2 /10
TMDB · 259 votes
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What lines up
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
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.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1959
- Runtime
- 137 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica
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