The Americanization of Emily (1964)
It’s hard not to be typecast after playing a magical nanny and a nun-in-training in back-to-back box office smash musicals, but there are some movies where you can watch Julie Andrews playing women with less than perfect morals. One of her early ones, released the same year as Mary Poppins, was The Americanization of Emily. A war drama written by Paddy Chayefsky, it was reportedly both Julie’s and James Garner’s favorite of their movies. Julie plays an English driver doing her part for the war effort, and when she meets James, she’s not shy about telling him how much she dislikes him. He’s an American, doesn’t take much seriously, and scrounges up black-market goodies for his many girlfriends. However, he is handsome; even though she’s a war widow, she realizes life is short and life during wartime is even shorter. They have an affair, and she’s determined to keep her emotions out of it – can you even imagine Julie Andrews doing such a thing?
In the supporting cast, you’ll see Melvyn Douglas, as James’s commanding officer, and James Coburn, as a carefree soldier more interested in girls than in fighting. In a bit of silly publicity, the promotional poster features Coburn with his arms around half-naked bimbos, even though that’s one minute of the movie. This is a dramatic war romance made even better by two good-looking people. Although it’s clearly made in the 1960s instead of the actual war era of the 1940s (just look at the hairstyles), it’s still a fun movie to soak into during a rainy afternoon.
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In the supporting cast, you’ll see Melvyn Douglas, as James’s commanding officer, and James Coburn, as a carefree soldier more interested in girls than in fighting. In a bit of silly publicity, the promotional poster features Coburn with his arms around half-naked bimbos, even though that’s one minute of the movie. This is a dramatic war romance made even better by two good-looking people. Although it’s clearly made in the 1960s instead of the actual war era of the 1940s (just look at the hairstyles), it’s still a fun movie to soak into during a rainy afternoon.
Want to watch it? Click here to see it on ok.ru and thanks "Classic Movies Kristine Rose" for posting!
More Julie Andrews movies here!
More James Garner movies here!