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Casting

Director

Richard Attenborough

Producer

Richard Attenborough, Brian Duffy

Writer

Joan Littlewood

Screenplay

Len Deighton

Director of Photography

Gerry Turpin

Editor

Kevin Connor

Casting

Miriam Brickman

Production Design

Donald M. Ashton

Art Direction

Harry White

Costume Design

Anthony Mendleson

Laurence Olivier
Laurence OlivierField Marshal Sir John French
Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa RedgraveSylvia Pankhurst
Maggie Smith
Maggie SmithMusic Hall Star
John Mills
John MillsField Marshall Sir Douglas Haig
Corin Redgrave
Corin RedgraveBertie Smith
Maurice Roëves
Maurice RoëvesGeorge Smith
Ian Holm
Ian HolmPresident Poincare
Juliet Mills
Juliet MillsNurse
Michael Bates
Michael BatesDrunk Lance Corporal
Edward Fox
Edward FoxAide to Field-Marshal Haig
Dirk Bogarde
Dirk BogardeStephen
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Jean-Pierre CasselFrench Colonel
John Clements
John ClementsGen. von Moltke
John Gielgud
John GielgudCount Leopold Von Berchtold
Jack Hawkins
Jack HawkinsEmperor Franz Josef
Kenneth More
Kenneth MoreKaiser Wilhelm II
Michael Redgrave
Michael RedgraveGen. Sir Henry Wilson
Ralph Richardson
Ralph RichardsonSir Edward Grey
Susannah York
Susannah YorkEleanor
Robert Flemyng
Robert FlemyngStaff Officer in Gassed Trench
Paul Daneman
Paul DanemanCzar Nicholas II
Guy Middleton
Guy MiddletonGen. Sir William Robertson
Angela Thorne
Angela ThorneElizabeth May 'Betty' Smith
Wendy Allnutt
Wendy AllnuttFlorence Victoria 'Flo' Smith
Colin Farrell
Colin FarrellHarry Arnold Smith
Malcolm McFee
Malcolm McFeeFrederick Percy 'Freddie' Smith
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John RaeGrandpa Smith
Paul Shelley
Paul ShelleyJack Henry Smith
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Kim SmithRichard 'Dickie' Smith
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Mary WimbushMary Emma Smith
John Owens
John OwensSeamus Moore
Vincent Ball
Vincent BallAustralian Soldier
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Penelope AllenSolo Chorus Girl
Pia Colombo
Pia ColomboEstaminet Singer
Isabel Dean
Isabel DeanSir John French's Lady
Christian Doermer
Christian DoermerFritz
Joe Melia
Joe MeliaThe Photographer
Nanette Newman
Nanette NewmanNurse
Cecil Parker
Cecil ParkerSir John
Natasha Parry
Natasha ParrySir William Robertson's Lady
Gerald Sim
Gerald SimChaplain
Thorley Walters
Thorley WaltersStaff Officer
Anthony Ainley
Anthony Ainley3rd Aide
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Geoffrey DaviesAide to Haig
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Fanny CarbyMill Girl
Peter Gilmore
Peter GilmorePte Burgess
Ben Howard
Ben HowardPte Garbett
Norman Jones
Norman JonesScottish Soldier
Angus Lennie
Angus LennieScottish Soldier
Paddy Joyce
Paddy JoyceIrish Soldier
Harry Locke
Harry LockeHeckler
Ron Pember
Ron PemberCorporal
Marianne Stone
Marianne StoneMill Girl
Christine Noonan
Christine NoonanMill Girl (uncredited)
Derek Newark
Derek NewarkShooting Gallery Proprietor
Clifford Mollison
Clifford MollisonHeckler
Norman Bird
Norman BirdTraining Sgt (uncredited)
Jeremy Child
Jeremy ChildWealthy Young Man (uncredited)
Richard Davies
Richard DaviesSergeant in Burial Party (uncredited)
Stanley Lebor
Stanley LeborSoldier (uncredited)
Jane Seymour
Jane SeymourChorus Girl (uncredited)
Wensley Pithey
Wensley PitheyArchduke Ferdinand (uncredited)
Meriel Forbes
Meriel ForbesLady Pamela Grey
David Lodge
David LodgeRecruiting Sergeant at Music Hall
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Maurice ArthurSoldier Singer at Chaplain's Address
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Freddie Ascott'Whizzbang' Soldier
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Cecilia DarbySir Henry Wilson's Lady
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George GhentHeckler at Pankhurst Speech
Dorothy Reynolds
Dorothy ReynoldsHeckler at Pankhurst Speech
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John TriggerOfficer at Railway Station
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Kathleen WilemanEmma Smith - Age 4
Phyllis Calvert
Phyllis CalvertLady Dorothy Haig
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Pamela AbbottCzarina Alexandra (uncredited)
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Charlotte AttenboroughEmma Smith - Age 8 (uncredited)
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Annie BeeGirl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
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Joanne BrownSinger (uncredited)
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Christopher CabotSoldier in Shell Hole (uncredited)
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Frank CodaSoldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
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Ambrose CoghillHis Father (uncredited)
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Stella CourtneyPoincaré's Lady (uncredited)
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Sheila CoxChorus Girl (uncredited)
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Elizabeth CravenKaiserin Augusta (uncredited)
John Dunn-Hill
John Dunn-HillIrish Soldier (uncredited)
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Ray Edwards3rd Staff Officer in Ballroom (uncredited)
Charles Farrell
Charles FarrellPoliceman (uncredited)
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Hermione FarthingaleChorus Girl (uncredited)
Frank Forsyth
Frank ForsythPresident Woodrow Wilson (uncredited)
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Joyce FranklinChorus Girl (uncredited)
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John GabrielNikolai Lenin (uncredited)
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Zeph GladstoneSir John's Chauffeuse (uncredited)
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Ruth GowerGeneral von Moltke's Lady (uncredited)
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Kim GrantSoldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
Carole Gray
Carole GrayChorus Girl (uncredited)
Paul Hansard
Paul HansardGerman Officer (uncredited)
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Kathleen HelmeBerchtold's Lady (uncredited)
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Richard HowardYoung Soldier at Mons (uncredited)
John Hussey
John HusseySoldier on Balcony (uncredited)
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Dinny JonesChorus Girl (uncredited)
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Lind JoyceScoreboard Girl (uncredited)
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Dolores JudsonHaig's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Ruth Kettlewell
Ruth KettlewellDuchess Sophie (uncredited)
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Delia LindenChorus Girl (uncredited)
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Richard LoringSoldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
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Tom MarshallSoldier in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
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Stanley McGeaghSoldier in Gassed Trench (uncredited)
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Isabelle MetcalfeGirl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
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Jenny MorganGirl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
Anthony Morton
Anthony MortonItalian Military Attaché (uncredited)
Steve Plytas
Steve PlytasTurkish Military Attaché (uncredited)
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Andrew Robertson2nd Scottish Soldier (uncredited)
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Sue RobinsonChorus Girl (uncredited)
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David ScheuerFrench Soldier (uncredited)
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Valerie SmithGirl Friend in 'Goodbyee' (uncredited)
Guy Standeven
Guy StandevenAmerican Officer (uncredited)
Pippa Steel
Pippa SteelScoreboard Girl (uncredited)
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P.G. StephensIrish Soldier (uncredited)
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Tony ThawntonOfficer on Telephone (uncredited)
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Christian ThorogoodIrish Soldier (uncredited)
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Brian Tipping4th Scottish Soldier (uncredited)
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Bette VivianHeckler at Pankhurst Speech (uncredited)
Tony Vogel
Tony VogelGerman Soldier (uncredited)
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Arthur WhiteSergeant in Dugout (uncredited)
Michael Wolf
Michael WolfGerman Officer (uncredited)
John Woodnutt
John WoodnuttBritish Officer (uncredited)
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Julia WrightHaig's Secretary (uncredited)
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Mary YeomansScoreboard Girl (uncredited)
Norman Shelley
Norman ShelleyStaff Officer in Ballroom