Julia (1977)

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The story of two women whose friendship suddenly became a matter of life and death.

At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.

• Released: 1977-10-01
• Genres: Drama, History
• Runtime: 1h 57m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 173 votes

Directed by Fred Zinnemann.

Top cast

• Jane Fonda as Lillian Hellman
• Vanessa Redgrave as Julia
• Jason Robards as Dashiell Hammett
• Maximilian Schell as Johann
• Hal Holbrook as Alan
• Rosemary Murphy as Dorothy Parker
• Meryl Streep as Anne Marie
• Dora Doll as Woman Passenger
• Elisabeth Mortensen as Girl Passenger
• John Glover as Sammy

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Julia

• United States: watch free on Hoopla
• United Kingdom: buy on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Hollywood Suite, Hollywood Suite Amazon Channel; watch free on Hoopla
• Australia: stream on Disney Plus

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