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starring: James Garner, Julie Andrews, Melvyn Douglas, James Coburn, Joyce Grenfelldirected by: Arthur Hiller
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303455181
Format: Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6303455182
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Release Date: September 01, 1998
Running Time: 117 minutes
Sales Rank: 17712
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: October 27, 1964
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Screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky (Marty) sinks his satirical fangs into this story of an American naval officer (James Garner) selected to be the first victim at the invasion of Normandy. Julie Andrews plays a prim, British war widow who falls for him. Cynical in tone, the story becomes an interesting collision of manipulative interests and renewed life, the same formula that worked so well in Chayefsky's scripts for Network and Hospital. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - The Americanization of Emily
Great movie to add to my collection. Received as promised. No problems at all.
Rating:  - "The first dead man on Omaha Beach must be a sailor!" ...and James Garner is a sailor
Paddy Chayefsky's fluent, clever, pungent polemics have always seemed more than a little stagy to me. If there was an opportunity for Chayefsky to shake his finger at us and give us a speech, he couldn't resist. The Americanization of Emily, a clever romantic drama about war, heroics and practicality, is a good example. Nearly 45 years after it was filmed, the movie still packs a cynically amusing anti-war punch...but those speeches sure do go on. If James Garner, Julie Andrews and Melvyn Douglas ... Read More
Rating: - A satirical comedy with a pleasant romance
A comedy about military ideals faced with practical realities, sabotaged by manipulation for personal goals. A romance is thrown in for good measure. I bought this because of the plot, James Garner and Julie Andrews. The director was not up to this potential.
Rating: - Stumbled upon this one and so very grateful for it
I have always been a HUGE Julie Andrews but mainly because of the obvious box office successes she had with Poppins, Sound of Music and a bit less with Victor/Victoria.
Doing some research on her entire body of work lately I discovered some footage of this movie and was instantly intrigued. I was marvelously surprised by The Americanization of Emily. Great screenplay, superb acting by Garner, Coburn and especially refreshing to see Andrews in this role, even more so knowing it was done ... Read More
Rating: - a good war film, no matter what side you take
Being a Julie Andrews fan under 30, I wasn't alive to see most of her films the first time around. I have seen them all, bar two. She isn't the greatest actor; we must all admit that. Saying this, despite being only her second on-screen role -- filmed between "Mary Poppins" and "The Sound of Music" -- "The Americanization of Emily" is by far her best film. The dashing James Garner has considerable acting ability to match his good looks.
The best part about this war movie is that it doesn't ... Read More
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