The Americanization of Emily

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The Americanization of Emily is a 1964 satirical romantic war film set during World War II, known for its darkly comedic critique of heroism and militarism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
film
romantic war film
satirical film
basedOn The Americanization of Emily self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Americanization of Emily (novel)
basedOnAuthor William Bradford Huie
blackAndWhite true
cinematographyBy Philip H. Lathrop
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Arthur Hiller
distributedBy Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
editedBy Tom McAdoo
genre romantic comedy-drama
satire
war film
leadActorCharacter James Garner as Charlie Madison
Julie Andrews
surface form: Julie Andrews as Emily Barham
mainCharacter Charlie Madison
Emily Barham
mpaaRating Not Rated (original release)
musicBy Johnny Mandel
narrativeLocation London, England
surface form: London
notableFor anti-war dialogue written by Paddy Chayefsky
darkly comedic treatment of war
originalLanguage English
oscarNomination Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
oscarNominationYear 1965
portrays critique of heroism
critique of militarism
psychological effects of war
producer Martin Ransohoff
productionCompany Filmways
releaseDate 1964-10-27
releaseYear 1964
runtimeMinutes 115
screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky
setInCountry United Kingdom
setInEvent D-Day
setInPeriod World War II
starring James Coburn
James Garner
Joyce Grenfell
Julie Andrews
Keenan Wynn
Melvyn Douglas

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Lawrence Weingarten notableWork The Americanization of Emily
James Garner notableWork The Americanization of Emily
Johnny Mandel wroteMusicFor The Americanization of Emily
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The Americanization of Emily basedOn The Americanization of Emily self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Americanization of Emily (novel)
Philip H. Lathrop notableWork The Americanization of Emily
Joe Mantell appearedIn The Americanization of Emily
Martin Ransohoff notableWork The Americanization of Emily
Martin Ransohoff workedOn The Americanization of Emily
screenplay "The Americanization of Emily" title The Americanization of Emily
subject surface form: The Americanization of Emily (screenplay)
screenplay "The Americanization of Emily" basedOn The Americanization of Emily
subject surface form: The Americanization of Emily (screenplay)
this entity surface form: The Americanization of Emily (novel)
screenplay "The Americanization of Emily" adaptedAs The Americanization of Emily
subject surface form: The Americanization of Emily (screenplay)
this entity surface form: The Americanization of Emily (1964 film)