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In which film did Meryl Streep make her film debut?

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Fred Zinnemann stands between Marlon Brando, left, in a suit, and Montgomery Clift, right, in a tank top, on the set of From Here to Eternity, with lockers in the background. — Fred Zinnemann (From left to right) Marlon Brando, Fred Zinnemann, and Montgomery Clift on the set of From Here to Eternity (1953).

Meryl Streep made her feature film debut in the 1977 movie Julia, which was directed by Fred Zinnemann.1