The Americanization of Emily

DVD 2014

Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison (Garner) loves his job: as 'dog robber' his duties consist of rounding up scarce delicacies and services, while safely avoiding combat. Admiral William Jessup (Douglas), however, is intent on having a sailor as the first casualty on D-Day - preferably with a film crew filming him. Having fallen for his English motor pool driver Emily (Andrews), freewheeling Madison struggles to escape being sent off to land on O...

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1 videodisc (115 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 inches
monochrome
digital
optical
surround
Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo, Dolby Digital mono
wide screen
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video Rating: PG

Notes:

Based on the novel by William Bradford Huie
Originally released as a motion picture in 1964
Director of photography, Philip Lathrop ; film editor, Tom McAdoo ; music by Johnny Mandel, Song "Emily" lyric by Johnnie Mercer
James Garner (Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison), Julie Andrews (Emily Barham), Melvyn Douglas (Admiral William Jessup), James Coburn (Lt. Commander 'Bus' Cummings), Joyce Grenfell (Mrs. Barham), William Windom (Captain Harry Spaulding), Keenan Wynn (Old Sailor)
DVD, Region 1, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo, Dolby Digital mono, widescreen presentation, original theatrical aspect ratio 1.85:1
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired
In English (stereo, original theatrical mono) or French, with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles

Control Number:

3180237

UPC:

888574098674

Other Authors:

Andrews, Julie
Chayefsky, Paddy, 1923-1981
Coburn, James
Douglas, Melvyn
Garner, James, 1928-2014
Grenfell, Joyce, 1910-1979
Hiller, Arthur
Huie, William Bradford, 1910-1986. Americanization of Emily. [DVD]
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Ransohoff, Martin
Warner Home Video (Firm)
Windom, William, 1923-2012
Wynn, Keenan, 1916-1986

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