Julia
“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.
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Cast
23 people
Jane Fonda
Lillian Hellman
Known for
Monster-in-Law
The Newsroom
Vanessa Redgrave
Julia
Known for
Mission: Impossible
Atonement
Jason Robards
Dashiell Hammett
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
Philadelphia
Maximilian Schell
Johann
Known for
The Black Hole
Deep Impact
Hal Holbrook
Alan
Known for
Creepshow
Into the Wild
Rosemary Murphy
Dorothy Parker
Known for
To Kill a Mockingbird
After.Life
Meryl Streep
Anne Marie
Known for
The Devil Wears Prada
The Post
Dora Doll
Woman Passenger
Known for
Torment
Main Street
Elisabeth Mortensen
Girl Passenger
Known for
Astrid & Raphaëlle
John Glover
Sammy
Known for
Smallville
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Lisa Pelikan
Young Julia
Known for
Return to the Blue Lagoon
Lionheart
Cathleen Nesbitt
Julia's Grandmother
Known for
An Affair to Remember
The Parent Trap
Fred Zinnemann Director · Alvin Sargent Screenplay Lillian Hellman Author
Director
Fred Zinnemann
Screenplay
Alvin Sargent
Author
Lillian Hellman
Composer
Georges Delerue
Cinematographer
Douglas Slocombe
Editor
Walter Murch
Editor
Marcel Durham
Production designer
Carmen Dillon
Production designer
Gene Callahan
Production designer
Willy Holt
Costume designer
Anthea Sylbert
Worldwide gross $21M · Budget $7.8M · United States release October 2, 1977
Box office
Budget
$7,840,000
Worldwide gross
$20,700,000
Gross vs. budget
2.6×
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · German · Russian
Release dates
Denmark · October 1, 1977
TV
United States · October 2, 1977
Theatrical
Finland
October 1, 1977 · Limited theatrical
France
September 14, 2026 · TV · Arte
Germany
September 14, 2026 · TV · Arte
Hungary
September 20, 1979 · Theatrical
Japan
June 10, 1978 · Theatrical
Norway
October 1, 1977 · Physical
Spain
April 28, 1978 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 1, 1977 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 1, 1977 · Theatrical · (Rated A)
April 10, 1987 · Physical
September 15, 2014 · Physical
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