screenplay "The Americanization of Emily"

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"The Americanization of Emily" is a 1964 satirical romantic drama film script that sharply critiques war heroism and military hypocrisy through dark humor and incisive dialogue.

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instanceOf film script ⓘ
screenplay ⓘ
adaptedAs The Americanization of Emily (1964 film) ⓘ
antiWarPerspective yes ⓘ
basedOn The Americanization of Emily (novel) ⓘ
basedOnAuthor William Bradford Huie ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticizes glorification of combat ⓘ
military bureaucracy ⓘ
myth of the war hero ⓘ
dialogueStyle rapid-fire ⓘ
witty ⓘ
distributedByFilm Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ
filmDirector Arthur Hiller ⓘ
filmLeadActor James Garner ⓘ
filmLeadActress Julie Andrews ⓘ
filmReleaseYear 1964 ⓘ
genre black comedy ⓘ
romantic drama ⓘ
satire ⓘ
war film ⓘ
hasCultFollowing yes ⓘ
knownFor anti-war monologues ⓘ
incisive dialogue ⓘ
language English ⓘ
notableCharacter Emily Barham ⓘ
Lt. Cmdr. Charles Edward Madison ⓘ
period 1960s American cinema ⓘ
portrays U.S. Navy officers ⓘ
military public relations ⓘ
productionCompanyOfFilm Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ
recognizedAs classic anti-war screenplay ⓘ
screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky ⓘ
setting England ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
theme cowardice versus heroism ⓘ
critique of war heroism ⓘ
military hypocrisy ⓘ
psychological effects of war ⓘ
romantic relationships in wartime ⓘ
title The Americanization of Emily ⓘ
tone darkly comic ⓘ
satirical ⓘ
writer Paddy Chayefsky ⓘ
writerStyle Paddy Chayefsky’s character-driven dialogue ⓘ
yearWritten 1964 ⓘ

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Paddy Chayefsky → wrote → screenplay "The Americanization of Emily" ⓘ