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| Director: | Arthur Hiller | 
|---|---|
| Writer: | William Bradford Huie, Paddy Chayefsky | 
| Staring: | 
| American sailor Charlie Madison falls for a pretty Englishwoman while trying to avoid a senseless and dangerous D-Day mission concocted by a deranged admiral. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 27, 1964 | 
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| Director: | Arthur Hiller | 
| Writer: | William Bradford Huie, Paddy Chayefsky | 
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Romance, War | 
| Keywords | world war ii, omaha beach, u.s. navy, naval officer, d-day, coward, mental illness, american in the uk | 
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Filmways Pictures | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| James Garner | Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison | 
| Julie Andrews | Emily Barham | 
| Melvyn Douglas | Admiral William Jessup | 
| James Coburn | Lt. Commander Paul "Bus" Cummings | 
| Joyce Grenfell | Mrs. Barham | 
| Edward Binns | Admiral Thomas Healy | 
| Liz Fraser | Sheila | 
| Keenan Wynn | Old Sailor | 
| William Windom | Captain Harry Spaulding | 
| John Crawford | Chief Petty Officer Paul Adams | 
| Douglas Henderson | Captain Marvin Ellender | 
| Edmon Ryan | Admiral Hoyle | 
| Steve Franken | Young Sailor | 
| Paul Newlan | General William Hallerton | 
| Gary Cockrell | Lieutenant Victor Wade | 
| Alan Sues | Enright | 
| Bill Fraser | Port Commander | 
| Lou Byrne | Nurse Captain | 
| Alan Howard | Port Ensign | 
| Linda Marlowe | Pat | 
| Janine Gray | 1st "Nameless Broad" | 
| Judy Carne | 2nd "Nameless Broad" | 
| Kathy Kersh | 3rd "Nameless Broad" | 
| Larry Billman | Sailor (uncredited) | 
| Carol Cleveland | Army Driver (uncredited) | 
| Luis Delgado | Marine on Landing Craft (uncredited) | 
| Paul Genge | Officer (uncredited) | 
| Jim Jacobs | Navy Aircrewman (uncredited) | 
| Bob Johnson | Documentary Narration (voice) (uncredited) | 
| Kent McCord | Soldier (uncredited) | 
| Jack Raine | Hotel Waiter (uncredited) | 
| Fred Rapport | Party Guest (uncredited) | 
| Sharon Tate | Girl (uncredited) | 
| Red West | Soldier (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| William Bradford Huie | Novel | 
| Tom McAdoo | Editor | 
| Philip H. Lathrop | Director of Photography | 
| George W. Davis | Art Direction | 
| Hans Peters | Art Direction | 
| Robert R. Benton | Set Decoration | 
| Henry Grace | Set Decoration | 
| Bill Thomas | Costume Design | 
| Franklin Milton | Recording Supervision | 
| Elliot Scott | Art Direction | 
| Webster C. Phillips | Makeup Artist | 
| John Truwe | Makeup Artist | 
| Al Shenberg | Assistant Director | 
| Arthur Hiller | Director | 
| Paddy Chayefsky | Screenplay | 
| Johnny Mandel | Original Music Composer | 
| Irene Howard | Casting | 
| Sydney Guilaroff | Hairstylist | 
| William Tuttle | Makeup Supervisor | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Martin Ransohoff | Producer | 
| John Calley | Associate Producer | 
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actor | George Segal | Nominated | 
| BAFTA Awards | Best Actor | James Garner | Nominated | 
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