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Julia is a 1977 American WWII drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann, from a screenplay 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.
Jan 8, 1978 · Julia: Directed by Fred Zinnemann. With Jane Fonda, Vanessa Redgrave, Jason Robards, Maximilian Schell. At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.
Julia (1977) | Rotten Tomatoes. List. Julia is a handsomely crafted and stirringly performed meditation on friendship and political activism, although its tasteful formalism often...
Roger Ebert criticizes the film's structure and tone, which focus on Lillian Hellman's admiration for Julia, a wartime heroine, rather than their relationship. He finds the film awkward, unconvincing and lacking in drama, especially in the central scene of smuggling money into Germany.
Julia (1977) -- (Movie Clip) Be A Coal Miner Gruff boyfriend Dashiell Hammett (Jason Robards Jr.), impatient with troubled writer Lillian Hellman (Jane Fonda) at the beach house, early in Fred Zinnemann's Julia, 1977.
The story of two women whose friendship suddenly became a matter of life and death. Overview. At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany. Fred Zinnemann. Director. Alvin Sargent. Screenplay.
American playwright Lillian Hellman recounts a story from the mid-1930s leading into WWII concerning her best childhood friend, the wealthy Julia, who was raised by her maternal grandparents.
