At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.
- Won 3 Oscars
- 21 wins & 26 nominations total
Gérard Buhr
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- (as Gerard Buhr)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe shadowy person sitting in the fishing boat at the beginning and end of the film is actually Lillian Hellman. Jane Fonda did the voice-over. It was Lillian Hellman only film.
- GoofsWhen Lillian enters the Tuileries Garden with Johann in the long shot, the windshields of modern-day cars can be seen "zooming" past The Louvre faster than cars of the time period would.
- Quotes
Dashiell Hammett: [after reading Lillian's play] You better tear this up. It's not that it's bad, it's just not good enough, not for you.
- SoundtracksMy Blue Heaven
(1927) (uncredited)
Music by Walter Donaldson
Played on a record and Danced by Lisa Pelikan and Susan Jones
Featured review
A great movie
Fred Zinnemann's last great movie. Based on part of Lillian Hellman's memoir, the film stars Jane Fonda as Hellman as she recounts her friendship with the enigmatic JULIA, played by Vanessa Redgrave. Fonda is a bit too pretty to be entirely convincing as the homely Hellman, but she gives a gutsy performance, playing well with Redgrave and, to a greater degree, Jason Robards, who plays Dashell Hammett. Alvin Sargent's screenplay cleverly bends time, jumping back and forth as the story of Hellman's friendship with Julia is told. Zinnemann creates a melancholy feel that's sustained throughout. The movie has a deliberate pace not usually allowed in Hollywood. The excellent music by Georges Delerue is haunting and the cinematography by the under-appreciated Douglas Slocombe is beautiful. The supporting cast features Maximillian Schell, Cathleen Nesbitt as Julia's grandmother, Meryl Streep, Rosemary Murphy as Dorothy Parker and Hal Holbrook as Parker's husband Alan Campbell. They're all terrific with the exception of Holbrook, who tries to convey a witty raconteur, but only makes Campbell out to be a real jerk.
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- 茱莉亞
- Filming locations
- Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk, England, UK(The New England beach and beach house scenes)
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- Budget
- $7,840,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $20,714,400
- Gross worldwide
- $20,714,400
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