Julia

1977
PG
1h 57m

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7.1/10

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Jane Fonda and Vanessa Redgrave in Julia (1977)

At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.

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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.

Director
- Fred Zinnemann
Writers
- Lillian Hellman
- Alvin Sargent
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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

11K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Fred Zinnemann
Writers
- Lillian Hellman
- Alvin Sargent
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 3 Oscars
- 21 wins & 26 nominations total

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Trivia
Lillian Hellman: the source story author and the film's primary subject as the shadowy person sitting in the fishing boat at the beginning and end of the film. Jane Fonda did the voice-over. This appearance is Hellman's only film.

Goofs
The French train dining room had the menu title as the English word menu instead of the French word.

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.

Connections
Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Jane Fonda/Orson Bean/Skip Stephenson/Dr. Michael Fox (1977)

Soundtracks
My Blue Heaven
(uncredited)
Music by Walter Donaldson
[Song that the young Julia and Lily dance to that is played on the record]

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How Lillian Hellman saw the world around her, and despite personal success, was never satisfied with the injustice of it all.

A brilliantly acted masterpiece that thrives on a long time personal conflict many have with idealism versus self indulgence. Lillian Hellman, played by Jane Fonda, is unable to celebrate the thrill of her life time, success as a Broadway writer, as she looks at what's going on in the world, and attempts to ease her conscious by being drawn into European resistance by her longtime friend. Jason Robards plays Dashiell Hammett, her personal success encouragement. Vanessa Redgrave is her friend Julia, the other side of her personal dilemma. Also, the sets are exquisite. The acting is top notch.