James Garner
Lt. Cmdr. Charles Edward Madison
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In wartime London just before D-Day, Lieut. Comdr. Charlie Madison, an aide to eccentric Rear Admiral Jessup, specializes in supplying the top Navy officers with luxuries such as party girls. Madison is an exponent of cowardice as a virtue because he believes reverence of heroism promotes war.
The Americanization of Emily. Summaries. An American Naval Officer's talent for living the good life in wartime is challenged when he falls in love and is sent on a dangerous mission. During the build-up to D-Day in 1944, the British found their island hosting many thousands of American soldiers who were "oversexed, overpaid, and over here".
Oscar-nominee James Garner (Maverick) stars as a pacifistic American naval officer who discovers he has been selected to become the first casualty of the Normandy invasion.
In 1944, Lt. Cmdr. Charles Madison (James Garner) prides himself on being a cynical coward unwilling to step foot on shore during D-Day. His relaxed lifestyle attracts Englishwoman Emily Barham...
May 24, 2005 · Adapted by legendary satirical screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky ( Network, The Hospital) from William Bradford Huie’s popular novel, Arthur Hiller’s The Americanization of Emily offers a scathing critique of the military establishment, war, and its pervasive glorification.
The Americanization of Emily is a 1964 American black-and-white black comedy anti-war film directed by Arthur Hiller, written by Paddy Chayefsky, and starring James Garner, Julie Andrews, Melvyn Douglas, James Coburn, Joyce Grenfell, and Keenan Wynn.
The Americanization of Emily, American comedy-drama film, released in 1964, that was noted for Paddy Chayefsky’s biting script about the absurdities of war. James Garner portrayed Charles Madison, a cowardly aide to an unstable admiral (played by Melvyn Douglas).
