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Overview

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7.4/10   3,090 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Lillian Hellman (novel)
Alvin Sargent (writer)
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Release Date:
20 January 1978 (West Germany) more
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The story of two women whose friendship suddenly became a matter of life and death. more
Plot:
At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany. full summary | add synopsis
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Won 3 Oscars. Another 17 wins & 21 nominations more
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(263 articles)
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A great movie more (27 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jane Fonda ... Lillian Hellman

Vanessa Redgrave ... Julia

Jason Robards ... Dashiell Hammett
Maximilian Schell ... Johann
Hal Holbrook ... Alan Campbell
Rosemary Murphy ... Dorothy Parker

Meryl Streep ... Anne Marie
Dora Doll ... Woman Passenger
Elisabeth Mortensen ... Girl Passenger
John Glover ... Sammy

Lisa Pelikan ... Julia (younger)
Susan Jones ... Lillian (younger)
Cathleen Nesbitt ... Grandmother
Maurice Denham ... Undertaker
Mark Metcalf ... Pratt
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117 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Barbra Streisand turned down the role of Lillian Hellman. more
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Crew or equipment visible: During a sailing shot, as the boat containing Julia and Lilian tracks away from the camera, the gunnel of the boat containing the camera crew is clearly visible for an instant in the lower left of the frame. more
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Johann: If you cannot do it, do not do it. more
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Referenced in A Decade Under the Influence (2003) more

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A great movie, 12 February 2006
8/10
Author: pljewkes from Boston, MA

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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