The Americanization of Emily
Why did Emily call Charlie the most immoral man she'd ever met?
ComedyDramaRomanceWarworld war iiomaha beachu.s. navynaval officerd-daycowardmental illnessamerican in the uk
A witty, romantic wartime comedy that uses a love story and a cowardly sailor's moral crisis to critique the absurdity and waste of military bureaucracy.
American sailor Charlie Madison falls for a pretty Englishwoman while trying to avoid a senseless and dangerous D-Day mission concocted by a deranged admiral.
Essence
Ensemble
James Garner
Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison
Julie Andrews
Emily Barham
Melvyn Douglas
Admiral William Jessup
James Coburn
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
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