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Writers:
Paddy Chayefsky (screenplay)
William Bradford Huie (novel)
Release Date:
27 October 1964 (USA) more
Tagline:
Why did Emily call Charlie the most immoral man she'd ever met? more
Plot:
An American soldier's talent for living the good life in wartime is challenged when he falls in love and is sent on a dangerous mission. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(7 articles)
Meet the New Oscar Recipients: John Calley
(From The Wrap. 12 September 2009, 9:54 AM, PDT)
Scenes We Love: The Americanization of Emily
(From Cinematical. 13 August 2009, 5:27 PM, PDT)
User Comments:
Excellent, funny, sad, sexy more (45 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | James Garner | ... | Lt. Cmdr. Charles Edward Madison |
 | Julie Andrews | ... | Emily Barham |
 | Melvyn Douglas | ... | Adm. William Jessup |
 | James Coburn | ... | Lt. Cmdr. Paul 'Bus' Cummings |
 | Joyce Grenfell | ... | Mrs. Barham |
| Edward Binns | ... | Adm. Thomas Healy |
| Liz Fraser | ... | Sheila |
| Keenan Wynn | ... | Old Sailor |
| William Windom | ... | Capt. Harry Spaulding |
| John Crawford | ... | Chief Petty Officer Paul Adams |
| Douglas Henderson | ... | Capt. Marvin Ellender |
| Edmon Ryan | ... | Adm. Hoyle |
| Steve Franken | ... | Young Sailor |
| Paul Newlan | ... | Gen. William Hallerton |
| Gary Cockrell | ... | Lt. Victor Wade |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Emily (USA) (reissue title)
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115 min
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1.85 : 1 more
Certification:
UK:X | Australia:G (TV rating) | USA:Approved (certificate #20611) | Canada:PG (video rating) | Spain:13 | West Germany:16 | Finland:K-7 (new rating: 2001) | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:11 | Australia:PG
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James Garner says that this is his favorite of his movies. more
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Anachronisms: The airplane that takes the Admiral back home bears a USAF roundel (i.e., red strip inside the "wings") three years before there was a "USAF". more
Quotes:
Lt. Cmdr. 'Bus' Cummings:
Well Sir, we wanted a hero. Now we've got one.
Adm. William Jessup:
You don't send a man to his death because you want a hero.
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Referenced in "The Bob Newhart Show: The Modernization of Emily (#2.17)" (1974) more
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Emily more
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This excellent film combines humor and drama in ways I've never seen before. Far from heavyhanded in either department, its notable trait is a kind of circular irony that runs through the film, becoming even more profound in the film's final scenes. Garner plays a man whose ideal is cowardice and self-service. Face dfinally with having to become and official "hero" and wanting no part of it, he has to realize that to be true to himself he has to play this role -- the nobility of any grand gesture of honesty in his cowardice would be too utside of his character! Andrews is magnificent and more sexy than usual as Emily, a girl afraid to have any man who's not a coward! No sentimentality, just good old dark irony. Very well written. Good film!