Yanks

1979
R
2h 18m

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

3.8K

YOUR RATING

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Drama War

Joining WWII, USA ships soldiers to UK. Matt and John arrive in 1942. Each see a local woman - married or to be engaged with soldiers serving faraway.Joining WWII, USA ships soldiers to UK. Matt and John arrive in 1942. Each see a local woman - married or to be engaged with soldiers serving faraway.Joining WWII, USA ships soldiers to UK. Matt and John arrive in 1942. Each see a local woman - married or to be engaged with soldiers serving faraway.

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

3.8K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 2 BAFTA Awards
- 6 wins & 7 nominations total

Trivia
John Schlesinger originally delivered the film at a length of around 165 minutes. He was forced to cut the film by approximately 25 minutes before the film's premiere engagement. The film stayed at this length and the 165-minute director's cut has never been seen. Among the victims of the cuts was Bill Nighy, whose character Tom was deleted.

Goofs
In the restaurant with the slot machine, her Coke bottle has a painted 'CocaCola' painted on the bottle. That bottle was introduced in 1957. Before that it was only molded in the glass.

Quotes
Mollie: Excuse me, please. I'm pregnant!
Woman on train platform: So's half the bloody town, love!

Crazy credits
The names in the opening credits are divided into two categories: The Americans and The British.

Connections
Featured in Sneak Previews: Running/Head Over Heels/Skatetown, U.S.A./The Legacy/Yanks (1979)

Soundtracks
I'll Be Seeing You
Sung by Anne Shelton
Music by Sammy Fain (uncredited)
Lyrics by Irving Kahal (uncredited)

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Featured review

Exceptional wartime romance

Those of us who have seen some of the more recent wartime romance movies (e.g., Pearl Harbor) will be eternally grateful for this well-done picture with its ensemble cast. I liked it so much that I bought a copy on DVD.

This was the first time that I had seen William Devane and Lisa Eichorn in a movie, and I believe their performances were excellent. When William Devane, as the Captain, busts the NCOs for their conduct, it was the height of wartime realism at a human level.

I loved the little nuances ... the mother wrapping the string around her hand after she receives the gift of a cake from Richard Gere ... the little boy and the bicycle ... the steam rising up around the train at the end ... excellent touches ...