The Americanization of Emilydirected by Arthur Hiller | |
| Category: |
"War" |
|---|---|
| Year of Release: | 1964 |
| Date Added: | 06/07/2009 |
| Date Watched: | 06/07/2009 |
| Description: | Charlie Madison (James Garner) is a "dog-robber," an aide to an American admiral who sees that the admiral gets anything he wants. Charlie is a self-avowed coward. He saw a bit of combat early in the war, decided war was stupid and is willing to do anything to avoid getting shot at. Charlie meets Emily Barham (Julie Andrews) an English girl who has lost several members of her family in the war. She's prim and proper, but can't help falling for Charlie. The admiral Charlie looks after goes a little crazy and comes up with a scheme to send a photographer onto Normandy Beach to film the Navy personnel dismantling mines before the attack. Through a series of chaotic confusions, Charlie becomes that photographer. He does what he can to avoid it, but is finally driven onto the beach at gunpoint. He's wounded and thought dead. As the first American casualty, he's made a hero. When he turns up alive, the Navy still insists on making him a hero. He rebels, but Emily convinces him that taking on the hero's role is entirely consistent with his character and the best way possible to avoid combat in the future. |
| My Rating: | 6 |
Reviewed by Roger on 2009-06-07 21:40:00
