Yanks

Yanks
Cinema release poster
Directed by	John Schlesinger[1][2]
Screenplay by	Colin Welland Walter Bernstein [1][2]
Story by	Colin Welland[1][2]
Produced by	Joseph Janni Lester Persky [1][2]
Starring	Richard Gere Lisa Eichhorn Vanessa Redgrave William Devane Chick Vennera Wendy Morgan Rachel Roberts Tony Melody [1][2]
Cinematography	Dick Bush[1][2]
Edited by	Jim Clark[1][2]
Music by	Richard Rodney Bennett[1][2]
Production company	CIP Filmproduktion GmbH (as CIP)[1][2]
Distributed by	Universal Pictures (United States) United Artists (International) [1][2]
Release date	19 September 1979 (1979-09-19) (UK & US)
Running time	141 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom United States West Germany
Language	English
Budget	$6 million[1]
Box office	$3,931,010[3]

Yanks is a 1979 drama film directed by John Schlesinger, and produced by Joseph Janni and Lester Persky, and is written by Colin Welland and Walter Bernstein.^[1][2] It stars Richard Gere, Lisa Eichhorn, Vanessa Redgrave, William Devane, Chick Vennera, Wendy Morgan, Rachel Roberts and Tony Melody.^[1][2] The film is set during the Second World War in Northern England and features no combat scenes.

The film depicts the relationships between American soldiers stationed in semi-rural England and the local population during the build-up to Operation Overlord in 1944. In particular, three romances between US service personnel and local women are shown, in order to explore the effects of the cultural differences between the brash GIs or "Yanks" and the more reserved British population.

The world premiere was held on 1 June 1979 at a cinema in Bournemouth, England. Lisa Eichhorn was present at the premiere, which had invited returning D-Day veterans from many American divisions - most notably the American 29th Division. Leader of the returning 29ers was Sgt Curtis C. Williams who was 19 on D-Day.