Yanks (1979)

Directed by

John Schlesinger

Genre

drama film, war film, romance film

Country

Australia, United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

2h 18m

Rated

R

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 65 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of American soldiers stationed in northern England before D-Day form romantic relationships with local women. The film follows three couples as they navigate cultural clashes and the looming departure for war.

romanticbittersweetwarmgentlepoignantearthyquietnostalgic

What happens

Yanks is a 1979 drama film directed by John Schlesinger, and produced by Joseph Janni and Lester Persky, and is written by Colin Welland and Walter Bernstein. It stars Richard Gere, Lisa Eichhorn, Vanessa Redgrave, William Devane, Chick Vennera, Wendy Morgan, Rachel Roberts and Tony Melody. The film is set during the Second World War in Northern England and features no combat scenes. The film depicts the relationships between American soldiers stationed in semi-rural England and the local population during the build-up to Operation Overlord in 1944. In particular, three romances between US service personnel and local women are shown, in order to explore the effects of the cultural differences between the brash GIs or "Yanks" and the more reserved British population. The world premiere was held on 1 June 1979 at a cinema in Bournemouth, England. Lisa Eichhorn was present at the premiere, which had invited returning D-Day veterans from many American divisions - most notably the American 29th Division. Leader of the returning 29ers was Sgt Curtis C. Williams who was 19 on D-Day. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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