Yanks Movie Review 1979

An epic-scale but uneventful drama depicts the legions of American soldiers billeted in England during WWII, and their impact--mostly sexual--on the staid Britons. No big story, no big deal, despite a meticulous recreation of the era.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 139 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, World War II, Sex & Sexuality, Great Britain

Screenplay

Colin Welland, Walter Bernstein

Cast

Richard Gere, Vanessa Redgrave, William Devane, Lisa Eichhorn, Rachel Roberts, Chick Vennera, Arlen Dean Snyder, Annie Ross

Cinematography

Dick Bush

Director

John Schlesinger

Music

Richard Rodney Bennett

Producer

Joseph Janni, Mark Huffam

Awards

British Acad. 1979: Support. Actress (Roberts); Natl. Bd. of Review 1979: Director (Schlesinger).