Darling Lili (1970)
- Starring:
- Julie Andrews, Rock Hudson, (more)
- Director(s):
- Blake Edwards
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- G
- Category:
- Music & Performing Arts
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Julie Andrews made a bid to change her squeaky clean image with this elaborately mounted World War I musical. Lili Smith (Andrews) is a popular British music hall singer who is regarded as a femme fatale and has been known to throw a bit of striptease into her act. However, Lili has a secret: she's actually a German spy, and the uncle she dotes upon is really Von Ruger (Jeremy Kemp), a fellow espionage agent and her contact for the Huns. In hopes of gaining valuable information, Lili begins using her feminine wiles on Maj. William Larrabee (Rock Hudson), a top American pilot. However, Lili soon discovers that she's falling in love with Larrabee and can't find the courage to betray him; Larrabee discovers Lili's secret, but he refuses to turn her in. Darling Lili was a notorious box-office disappointment, grossing a mere $5 million on a budget that rose to $25 million due to a variety of production mishaps. Director Blake Edwards (Andrews' husband) was stung by the poor reception, and he later trimmed the 136-minute film to 114 minutes, downplaying its comic elements in favor of a more serious tone. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 107 mins
Complete Cast:
- Julie Andrews - Lili Smith
- Jeremy Kemp - Von Ruger
- Mike Witney - Youngblood Carson
- Andre Maranne - Lt. Liggett
- Bernard Kay - Bedford
- Carl Duering - Gen. Kessler
- Ingo Mogendorf - Baron von Richthofen, the Red Baron
- Niall MacGinnis - von Hindenberg
- Rock Hudson - Maj. William Larrabee
- Lance Percival - Lt. Carstairs, TC
- Jacques Marin - Duvalle
- Gloria Paul - Crepe Suzette
- Doreen Keogh - Emma
- Vernon Dobtcheff - Kraus
- Laurie Main - French General
- Louis Mercier - French General
- Director(s):
- Blake Edwards
- Writer(s):
- William Peter Blatty, Blake Edwards
- Producer(s):
- Blake Edwards, Ken Wales, Owen Crump
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- G(Questionable for Children)
- Categories:
- Music & Performing Arts
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- 1970 - Darling Lili - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Original Song
- 1970 - Darling Lili - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Original Song
