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Julia is a 1977 biographical drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann. The screenplay was written by Alvin Sargent and Lillian Hellman, with Jane Fonda, Vanessa Redgrave, Jason Robards, and Hal Holbrook appearing in the cast. Produced by Dick Roth and 20th Century Studios, the film originated in the United States and the United Kingdom. It was distributed by 20th Century Studios and Disney+.
The narrative is set in Paris, where filming also took place alongside Strasbourg-Ville station. Douglas Slocombe served as director of photography, Walter Murch as film editor, and Georges Delerue as composer. The film has a runtime of 117 or 118 minutes and was released in English.
Julia received nominations for the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Supporting Actor. It won the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture. The film is associated with the New Hollywood movement.
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6.5At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.
Cast
- Jane Fonda as Lillian Hellman
- Vanessa Redgrave as Julia
- Jason Robards as Dashiell Hammett
- Maximilian Schell as Johann
- Hal Holbrook as Alan
- Rosemary Murphy as Dorothy Parker
Themes
- friends
- playwright
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Fred Zinnemann
- Screenplay by
- Alvin Sargent
- Based on
- "Julia" in Pentimento , by Lillian Hellman
- Produced by
- Richard Roth
- Starring
- Jane Fonda Vanessa Redgrave Jason Robards Hal Holbrook Rosemary Murphy Maximilian Schell
- Cinematography
- Douglas Slocombe
- Edited by
- Walter Murch Marcel Durham
- Music by
- Georges Delerue
- Production company
- 20th Century Fox
- Distributed by
- 20th Century Fox
- Release date
- October 2, 1977 ( 1977-10-02 )
- Running time
- 118 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $7.84 million
- Box office
- $20,714,400 (worldwide)
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Encyclopedic overview
Julia is a 1977 American political drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann and written by Alvin Sargent. It is based on a chapter from Lillian Hellman's 1973 book Pentimento about the author's relationship with a lifelong friend, Julia, who fought against the Nazis in the years prior to World War II. The film stars Jane Fonda as Hellman and Vanessa Redgrave as Julia. It co-stars Jason Robards, Hal Holbrook, Rosemary Murphy, Maximilian Schell, and Meryl Streep (in her film debut).
Julia released theatrically on October 2, 1977, by 20th Century Fox. The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed $20.7 million against a $7 million budget. It received a leading 11 nominations at the 50th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and won three awards: Best Supporting Actor (for Robards), Best Supporting Actress (for Redgrave) and Best Adapted Screenplay.
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