Oct. 27, 1964 - Opening today is “The Americanization of Emily,” a black comedy directed by Arthur Hiller, written by Paddy Chayefsky, and starring James Garner, Julie Andrews, Melvyn Douglas, James Coburn, and Keenan Wynn. Set during World War II, the film follows a U.S. Navy adjutant who is roped into a reckless, interservice rivalry-fueled stunt by his superiors. Chayefsky’s screenplay was loosely adapted from the 1959 novel of the same name by William Bradford Huie, who had been a Seabee officer during Operation Overlord. The screenplay’s theme of cowardice as a virtue has no parallel in the novel — in fact, the novel does not mention cowardice at all.
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