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Yanks

  • 19791979
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  • 2h 18m
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Yanks (1979)
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Joining WWII, USA ships soldiers to UK. Matt and John arrive in 1942. Each see a local woman - married or to be engaged with soldiers serving faraway.Joining WWII, USA ships soldiers to UK. Matt and John arrive in 1942. Each see a local woman - married or to be engaged with soldiers serving faraway.Joining WWII, USA ships soldiers to UK. Matt and John arrive in 1942. Each see a local woman - married or to be engaged with soldiers serving faraway.
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POPULARITY
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    • Director
      • John Schlesinger
    • Writers
      • Colin Welland(story)
      • Walter Bernstein(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Richard Gere
      • Lisa Eichhorn
      • Vanessa Redgrave
    Top credits
    • Director
      • John Schlesinger
    • Writers
      • Colin Welland(story)
      • Walter Bernstein(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Richard Gere
      • Lisa Eichhorn
      • Vanessa Redgrave
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 51User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
    • Won 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 6 wins & 7 nominations total

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    DVD & Blu-Ray Trailer
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    Yanks (1979)
    Richard Gere and Chick Vennera in Yanks (1979)
    Yanks (1979)
    Richard Gere and Lisa Eichhorn in Yanks (1979)
    Richard Gere, Lisa Eichhorn, Wendy Morgan, Chick Vennera, and Martin Smith in Yanks (1979)
    Richard Gere and Chick Vennera in Yanks (1979)
    Richard Gere in Yanks (1979)
    Richard Gere in Yanks (1979)
    Lisa Eichhorn and Wendy Morgan in Yanks (1979)
    Richard Gere and Chick Vennera in Yanks (1979)
    Richard Gere and Lisa Eichhorn in Yanks (1979)
    Richard Gere and Lisa Eichhorn in Yanks (1979)

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    Richard Gere
    Richard Gere
    • Matt Dyson
    Lisa Eichhorn
    Lisa Eichhorn
    • Jean Moreton
    Vanessa Redgrave
    Vanessa Redgrave
    • Helen
    William Devane
    William Devane
    • John
    Chick Vennera
    Chick Vennera
    • Danny Ruffelo
    Wendy Morgan
    Wendy Morgan
    • Mollie
    Rachel Roberts
    Rachel Roberts
    • Mrs. Clarrie Moreton
    Tony Melody
    Tony Melody
    • Mr. Jim Moreton
    Martin Smith
    • Geoff
    Philip Wileman
    • Billy
    • (as Philip Whileman)
    Derek Thompson
    Derek Thompson
    • Ken
    Simon Harrison
    • Tim
    Joan Hickson
    Joan Hickson
    • Mrs. Moody
    Arlen Dean Snyder
    Arlen Dean Snyder
    • Henry
    Annie Ross
    Annie Ross
    • Red Cross Lady
    Tom Nolan
    Tom Nolan
    • Tom G.I. Drummer
    John Ratzenberger
    John Ratzenberger
    • Corporal Cook
    Andy Lucas
    Andy Lucas
    • Cook
    • (as Andy Pantelidou)
    • Director
      • John Schlesinger
    • Writers
      • Colin Welland(story) (screenplay)
      • Walter Bernstein(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      John Schlesinger originally delivered the film at a length of around 165 minutes. He was forced to cut the film by approximately 25 minutes before the film's premiere engagement. The film stayed at this length and the 165-minute director's cut has never been seen. Among the victims of the cuts was Bill Nighy, whose character Tom was deleted.
    • Goofs
      In the restaurant with the slot machine, her Coke bottle has a painted 'CocaCola' painted on the bottle. That bottle was introduced in 1957. Before that it was only molded in the glass.
    • Quotes

      Mollie: Excuse me, please. I'm pregnant!

      Woman on train platform: So's half the bloody town, love!

    • Crazy credits
      The names in the opening credits are divided into two categories: The Americans and The British.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: Running/Head Over Heels/Skatetown, U.S.A./The Legacy/Yanks (1979)
    • Soundtracks
      I'll Be Seeing You
      Sung by Anne Shelton

      Music by Sammy Fain (uncredited)

      Lyrics by Irving Kahal (uncredited)

    User reviews51

    Review
    Top review
    Schlesinger's masterful tale of two cultures
    This is a beautifully judged and paced 1979 film by John Schlesinger, which explores wartime romance and a unique culture clash, with sensitivity, wit and an affectionate eye for the period in which it is set. The time, 1943/4; the place, a small town in the north of England; the parties, the US Army gathering for the invasion of mainland Europe, and the locals grateful for the military assistance but watchful for the virtue of their wives and daughters.

    Richard Gere's Sergeant-Cook, Matt, is surely still one of his best and certainly most sympathetic roles. His love affair with shopkeeper's daughter Jean (Lisa Eichhorn) - together with another on/off romance further up the social scale between William Devane's Captain and Vanessa Redgrave's upper class lady - highlight the painful choice between love and loyalty which war often presents. Meanwhile, the sunnier, trouble-free pairing and marriage of boxer Danny (Chick Vennera) and happy-go-lucky Mollie (Wendy Morgan) demonstrates that war can offer fresh starts as well as tragic ends.

    Though Schlesinger bases most of the film on the moral (and cinematic) values of the time in which it is set, he reminds us in one sequence of the segregation and race problems in the US Army, which would not be resolved until after the war (and of wider race problems in the US generally, which are still not resolved). Rightly, the movie makes no attempt to avoid emotion; and the ending with the troops, including Matt, Danny and the Captain, moving south to an uncertain future with the invasion force is genuinely moving.
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    • Jul 29, 2001

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 2, 1979 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • West Germany
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Yanks - Gestern waren wir noch Fremde
    • Filming locations
      • Grand Hotel, Llandudno, Conwy, Wales, UK
    • Production company
      • CIP Filmproduktion GmbH
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $6,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,931,010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,931,010
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 18 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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