Yanks ★★ 1979 An epic-scale but uneventful drama depicts the legions of American soldiers billeted in England during WWII, and their impact—mostly sexual—on the staid Britons. No big story, no big deal, despite a meticulous recreation of the era. 139m/C VHS. Richard Gere, Vanessa Redgrave, William Devane, Lisa Eichhorn, Rachel Roberts, Chick Vennera, Arlen Dean Snyder, Annie Ross;
Director:
John Schlesinger;
Writer:
Colin Welland, Walter Bernstein;
Writer:
Dick Bush;
Cameo:
Richard Rodney Bennett. British Acad. '79: Support. Actress (Roberts); Natl. Bd. of Review '79: Director (Schlesinger).
