The Americanization of Emily
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Theatrical release poster by Reynold Brown
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| Directed by | Arthur Hiller |
| Produced by | Martin Ransohoff |
| Screenplay by | Paddy Chayefsky |
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The Americanization of Emily by William Bradford Huie |
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| Music by | Johnny Mandel |
| Cinematography | Philip H. Lathrop |
| Edited by | Tom McAdoo |
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| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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115 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.7 million |
| Box office | $4,000,000 (US/ Canada rentals) |
The Americanization of Emily is a 1964 American romantic dark comedy-drama war film written by Paddy Chayefsky, directed by Arthur Hiller, starring James Garner, Julie Andrews, Melvyn Douglas and James Coburn, and loosely adapted from the novel of the same name by William Bradford Huie, who had been a SeaBee officer on D-Day. Both Garner and Andrews consider it their personal favorite film.
Set in London in 1944 during World War II, in the weeks leading up to D-Day, the black-and-white film also features Joyce Grenfell, Keenan Wynn and William Windom.
Lieutenant Commander Charlie Madison (James Garner), United States Naval Reserve, is a cynical and highly efficient adjutant to Rear Admiral William Jessup (Melvyn Douglas) in London in 1944. Madison's job as a dog robber is to keep his boss and other high-ranking officers supplied with luxury goods and amiable Englishwomen. He falls in love with a driver from the motor pool, Emily Barham (Julie Andrews), who has lost her husband, brother, and father in the war. Madison's pleasure-seeking "American" lifestyle amid wartime rationing both fascinates and disgusts Emily, but she does not want to lose another loved one to war and finds the "practicing coward" Madison irresistible.
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