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Summary
During WWII, the United States set up army bases in Great Britain as part of the war effort.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+7)
Critics 56Audiences 63GoodWatch 53
Tomatometer57%
Metascore54
IMDb6.4
Letterboxd · 1 K ratings3.2/5
Audience score62%
Running time
2 h 18 min
Longer than most romances, +31 min on the typical 107
typical 107138Half of all romances run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
1979
September 19, 1979
47 years ago
Genres
RomanceDramaWarLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Germany
United Kingdom
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 45
Richard GereMatt Dyson
Lisa EichhornJean Moreton
Vanessa RedgraveHelen
William DevaneJohn
Chick VenneraDanny Ruffelo
Wendy MorganMollie
Rachel RobertsMrs. Clarrie Moreton
Tony MelodyMr. Jim Moreton
Derek ThompsonKen
Arlen Dean SnyderHenry
Joan HicksonMrs. Moody
Annie RossRed Cross lady
Tom NolanTom
John RatzenbergerCpl Cook- MSMartin SmithGeoff
- PWPhilip WilemanBilly
- SHSimon HarrisonTim
- APAndy PantelidouCook
- FNFrancis NapierCook
Antony SherGI at Cinema- JCJohn Cassidy2nd GI at Cinema
George HarrisBlack driver- LCLynne CarolAnnie
June EllisMrs Shenton
Directing · 2
- John Schlesinger Director
- Simon Relph Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Colin Welland Screenplay, Story
- Walter Bernstein Screenplay
Production · 5
- Joseph Janni Producer
- Lester Persky Producer
- Noel Davis Casting
- Edward Joseph Associate Producer
- Nigel Wooll Production Manager
Camera · 1
- Dick Bush Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Jim Clark Editor
Sound · 1
- Richard Rodney Bennett Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Brian Morris Production Design
- Milly Burns Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Shirley Russell Costume Design
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