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U.S. Navy honchos in World War II London have a humdinger of a war on their hands. Now they need a hero to go with it. They want the first American fatality of D-Day to be a sailor, to glorify the navy's effort. Victor/Victoria's Julie Andrews and James Garner headline this earlier milestone comedy from screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky (Network) and director Arthur Hiller (also teamed later on The Hospital). Garner plays Charlie Madison, an officer who cares nothing about glory. That attracts war widow Emily Barham (Andrews), who's had her fill of seeing men go to war and never return. But the pair's culture-clash romance is in peril when Charlie sees that the line to become the navy's defunct hero forms behind him. Your line for hilarious antiwar satire and life-affirming love forms here!
Original Release
10/27/1964
US Release
10/27/1964
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Cast
Name | Character |
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James Garner | Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison |
Julie Andrews | Emily Barham |
Melvyn Douglas | Admiral William Jessup |
James Coburn | Lt. Commander 'Bus' Cummings / Lt. Commander Paul "Bus" Cummings |
Joyce Grenfell | Mrs. Barham |
Edward Binns | Admiral Thomas Healy |
Liz Fraser | Sheila |
Keenan Wynn | Old Sailor |
William Windom | Captain Harry Spaulding |
John Crawford | Chief Petty Officer Paul Adams |
Directors
Writers
Paddy Chayefsky, William Bradford Huie
Cast
Name | Character |
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James Garner | Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison |
Julie Andrews | Emily Barham |
Melvyn Douglas | Admiral William Jessup |
James Coburn | Lt. Commander 'Bus' Cummings / Lt. Commander Paul "Bus" Cummings |
Joyce Grenfell | Mrs. Barham |
Edward Binns | Admiral Thomas Healy |
Liz Fraser | Sheila |
Keenan Wynn | Old Sailor |
William Windom | Captain Harry Spaulding |
John Crawford | Chief Petty Officer Paul Adams |
Douglas Henderson | Captain Marvin Ellender |
Edmon Ryan | Admiral Hoyle |
Steve Franken | Young Sailor |
Paul Newlan | General William Hallerton |
Gary Cockrell | Lieutenant Victor Wade |
Alan Sues | Enright |
Bill Fraser | Port Commander |
Lou Byrne | Nurse Captain |
Alan Howard | Port Ensign |
Linda Marlowe | Pat |
Producers
Name | Role |
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John Calley | Producer |
Martin Ransohoff | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1965 | Oscar | Best Cinematography, Black-and-White | Nominated |
1965 | Oscar | Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White | Nominated |