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The Americanization of Emily

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The Americanization of Emily
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NR,1hr 57min
Genres:
Action,Comedy,War,Romance
Released:
October 27, 1964
Director:
Arthur Hiller
Distributor:
Warner Home Video
Starring:
James Garner, Julie Andrews, Melvyn Douglas  ...more
Synopsis: The lively but somehow slightly distasteful The Americanization of Emily stars James Garner as a WWII naval officer who happens to be a craven coward. While his comrades sail off to their deaths, Garner makes himself scarce, generally hiding out in the London flat of his lothario navy buddy James Coburn. Garner falls in love with virtuous war widow Julie Andrews (the "Emily" of the title), but she can't abide his yellow streak. Meanwhile, crack-brained admiral Melvyn Douglas decides that he needs ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Costello, AMG Review
Paddy Chayefsky's cutting black comedy was the first film to wring laughs from the notion that perhaps not all American troops had a completely gung-ho attitude toward their WWII service. James Garner stars as Charley Madison, a wheeler-dealer officer who prides himself on avoiding combat while he romances strait-laced Englishwoman Emily Barham (Julie Andrews) in the countryside. When she refuses ... Full Review
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James Garner
Lt. Cmdr. Charles Madison
Julie Andrews
Emily Barham
Melvyn Douglas
Adm. William Jessup
James Coburn
Lt. Cmdr. "Bus" Cummings
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