screenplay "The Americanization of Emily"
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"The Americanization of Emily" is a 1964 satirical romantic drama film script that sharply critiques war heroism and military hypocrisy through dark humor and incisive dialogue.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| screenplay "The Americanization of Emily" canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
film script
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screenplay ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
The Americanization of Emily
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surface form:
The Americanization of Emily (1964 film)
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| antiWarPerspective | yes ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Americanization of Emily
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surface form:
The Americanization of Emily (novel)
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| basedOnAuthor | William Bradford Huie ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
glorification of combat
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military bureaucracy ⓘ myth of the war hero ⓘ |
| dialogueStyle |
rapid-fire
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witty ⓘ |
| distributedByFilm | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Arthur Hiller ⓘ |
| filmLeadActor | James Garner ⓘ |
| filmLeadActress | Julie Andrews ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
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romantic drama ⓘ satire ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | yes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
anti-war monologues
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incisive dialogue ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Emily Barham
NERFINISHED
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Lt. Cmdr. Charles Edward Madison ⓘ |
| period | 1960s American cinema ⓘ |
| portrays |
U.S. Navy officers
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military public relations ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfFilm | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | classic anti-war screenplay ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Paddy Chayefsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
England
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World War II ⓘ |
| theme |
cowardice versus heroism
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critique of war heroism ⓘ military hypocrisy ⓘ psychological effects of war ⓘ romantic relationships in wartime ⓘ |
| title | The Americanization of Emily ⓘ |
| tone |
darkly comic
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satirical ⓘ |
| writer | Paddy Chayefsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writerStyle | Paddy Chayefsky’s character-driven dialogue ⓘ |
| yearWritten | 1964 ⓘ |
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