Julia
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The film Julia (1977), directed by Fred Zinnemann, is based on a section of playwright Lillian Hellman's memoirs. The movie stars Jane Fonda as Hellman and Vanessa Redgrave as Julia, an activist fighting against the Nazis. Jason Robards appears as Hellman's friend and lover, Dashiell Hammett, and Meryl Streep makes her film debut in a supporting role. While some critics found the film lacked dramatic intensity, it was a commercial success and received 11 Academy Award nominations, with wins for Robards, Redgrave, and screenwriter Alvin Sargent.12
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Vanessa RedgraveOscar contender: roles from the 1960s and ā70sā¦as an anti-Nazi crusader in Julia (1977).
Read Moreā¦as an anti-Nazi crusader in Julia (1977).
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Jason Robardsā¦detective novelist Dashiell Hammett in Julia (1977). He received a third Oscar nomination for his interpretation of yet another āreal-lifeā character, Howard Hughes, in Melvin and Howard (1980). Robardsās later films included Philadelphia (1993), A Thousand Acres (1997), and Magnolia (1999).
Read Moreā¦detective novelist Dashiell Hammett in Julia (1977). He received a third Oscar nomination for his interpretation of yet another āreal-lifeā character, Howard Hughes, in Melvin and Howard (1980). Robardsās later films included Philadelphia (1993), A Thousand Acres (1997), and Magnolia (1999).
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Maximilian Schellā¦as an anti-Nazi patriot in Julia (1977) and received Emmy Award nominations in 1992 and 1993, respectively, for his portrayal of a Holocaust survivor in Miss Rose White and of the Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin in Stalin. Schell also wrote, produced, and directed several films, most notably documentaries on Germanā¦
Read Moreā¦as an anti-Nazi patriot in Julia (1977) and received Emmy Award nominations in 1992 and 1993, respectively, for his portrayal of a Holocaust survivor in Miss Rose White and of the Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin in Stalin. Schell also wrote, produced, and directed several films, most notably documentaries on Germanā¦
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Meryl StreepStardom: The Deer Hunter, Sophieās Choice, and Silkwoodā¦in her first feature film, Julia (1977), but it was her performance in The Deer Hunter (1978) that earned Streep widespread recognition. Though her role was relatively small, she displayed a quiet softness that contrasted sharply with the bravado of the male characters and deepened the filmās testament to theā¦
Read Moreā¦in her first feature film, Julia (1977), but it was her performance in The Deer Hunter (1978) that earned Streep widespread recognition. Though her role was relatively small, she displayed a quiet softness that contrasted sharply with the bravado of the male characters and deepened the filmās testament to theā¦
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