Academy Award winner Vanessa Redgrave and Richard Gere light up the screen in this captivating drama that follows American GIs in Britain during the second World War. From 1942 until D-Day, millions of U.S. soldiers landed in the United Kingdom on their way to combat on the European front. Though resented by many war-weary locals, these far-from-home “Yanks” found company, friendship and sometimes even love with lonely English women. Based on the screenplay by Colin Welland and Walter Bernstein, Directed by Oscar winner John Schlesinger and co-starring William Devane , this timeless film is beloved by audiences and praised by critics.
