The Americanization of Emily (1964)
Directed by Arthur Hiller
American sailor Charlie Madison falls for a pretty Englishwoman while trying to avoid a senseless and dangerous D-Day mission concocted by a deranged admiral.
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Cruise brings his A-game smarminess to these early scenes, and reminded me of James Garner in "The Americanization of Emily," who played a combat-shy officer thrust into the vanguard of an American-led assault on the beaches of Normandy.
This truth is in no small part thanks to the contributions of screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky ("Marty," "The Americanization of Emily," "Altered States"), director Sidney Lumet ("12 Angry Men," "The Pawnbroker," "Fail-Safe," "Murder on the Orient Express," "Dog Day Afternoon," "The Verdict"), and stars Peter Finch, Fay Dunaway, William Holden, and Robert Duvall.