Julia

film by Zinnemann [1977]

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  • discussed in biography
    • From Here to Eternity
      In Fred Zinnemann: Last films

      Julia (1977), a much warmer film based on a portion of playwright Lillian Hellman’s memoirs, starred Jane Fonda as Hellman and Vanessa Redgrave as the title character, a noble activist who enlists her friend Hellman to aid in her efforts against the Nazis. Jason Robards…

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  • Oscars to Robards for best supporting actor, Redgrave for best supporting actress, and Sargent for best adapted screenplay, 1977

    role of

      • Redgrave
      • Robards
        • Jason Robards in Julia
          In Jason Robards

          …detective novelist Dashiell Hammett in Julia (1977). He received a third Oscar nomination for his interpretation of yet another “real-life” character, Howard Hughes, in Melvin and Howard (1980). Robards’s later films included Philadelphia (1993), A Thousand Acres (1997), and Magnolia (1999).

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      • Schell
        • Maximilian Schell in Judgment at Nuremburg
          In Maximilian Schell

          …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 German…

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      • Streep
        • Three-time Oscar winner
          In Meryl Streep: Stardom: The Deer Hunter, Sophie’s Choice, and Silkwood

          …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 film’s testament to the…

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