Yanks

About Yanks

During WWII, the United States set up army bases in Great Britain as part of the war effort. Against their proper sensibilities, many of the Brits don't much like the brash Yanks, especially when it comes to the G.

John Schlesinger's Yanks is a 1979 romance war film. The film is filed under england, new year's eve, northern england, and prejudice.

Richard Gere stars as Matt Dyson, Lisa Eichhorn as Jean Moreton, Vanessa Redgrave as Helen, and William Devane as John. Released in September 1979, it runs 138 minutes.

The screenplay is by Colin Welland and Walter Bernstein.

Australia, The Eagle Has Landed, and Into the Storm make useful companions to Yanks, all filed under 1940s and world war ii. TMDB voters put it at 5.9 out of 10 across 67 votes and it carries a R rating.