Directed by:
Fred ZinnemannScreenplay:
Alvin SargentCinematography:
Douglas SlocombeComposer:
Georges DelerueCast:
Jane Fonda, Vanessa Redgrave, Jason Robards, Maximilian Schell, Hal Holbrook, Rosemary Murphy, Meryl Streep, Dora Doll, John Glover, Maurice Denham (more)Plots(1)
Based on a story from Lillian Hellman's best-seller, "Pentimento." Hellman (Jane Fonda) recalls her lifelong relationship with the fiercely independent and politically minded Julia (Venessa Redgrave). Born to great wealth, Julia devotes her life to political causes fighting fascism in the 1930's. While Hellman is travelling in Europe, she is approached by one of Julia's political friends (Maximilian Schell) and is swept into Julia's world, smuggling money across hostile borders. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Jane Fonda](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/390/164390332_c83cf3.jpg)
Jane Fonda
USA
Best movies:
On Golden Pond (1981)
Coming Home (1978)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
![Vanessa Redgrave](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/544/162544391_8289b2.jpg)
Vanessa Redgrave
UK
Best movies:
Atonement (2007)
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
A Man for All Seasons (1988) (TV movie)
![Jason Robards](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/392/164392667_e41472.png)
Jason Robards
USA
Best movies:
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 (2006) (video compilation)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Philadelphia (1993)
![Maximilian Schell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/384/164384721_7efc7e.png)
Maximilian Schell
Austria
Best movies:
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
The Reluctant Saint (1962)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
![Hal Holbrook](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269206_f5873c.jpg)
Hal Holbrook
USA
Best movies:
Into the Wild (2007)
All the President's Men (1976)
Magnum Force (1973)
![Rosemary Murphy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/279/158279872_edc5b7.jpg)
Rosemary Murphy
German Empire
Best movies:
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
![Meryl Streep](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/049/165049824_5b5d42.jpg)
Meryl Streep
USA
Best movies:
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
Out of Africa (1985)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
![Dora Doll](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/642/160642052_2f0c6d.jpg)
Dora Doll
German Empire
Best movies:
François Villon - Poetul vagabond (1987)
Witness in the City (1959)
Incorrigible (1975)
![John Glover](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/144/162144085_d08117.jpg)
John Glover
USA
Best movies:
Payback: Straight Up (2006)
Payback (1999)
Annie Hall (1977)
![Maurice Denham](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/762/159762370_94bcaf.jpg)
Maurice Denham
UK
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Oliver Twist (1948)
Man with a Million (1954)
![Lambert Wilson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/135/163135314_b42f02.png)
Lambert Wilson
France
Best movies:
La Dernière Nuit (1981) (TV movie)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Ernest & Celestine (2012)
![Christian de Tillière](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/002/162002589_e2e447.jpg)
Christian de Tillière
Best movies:
The Life of Leonardo Da Vinci (1971) (series)
The Sicilian Clan (1969)
Bed & Board (1970)
![Gérard Buhr](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/031/567/31567871_576a85.jpg)
Gérard Buhr
France
Best movies:
The Knight of the Night (1954)
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Love and Death (1975)
![Jacqueline Staup](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/059/364/59364326_cd5c6a.jpg)
Jacqueline Staup
Best movies:
May Fools (1990)
The Sleeping Car Murder (1965)
Lacombe Lucien (1974)
![Lisa Pelikan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/310/160310884_2ae623.jpg)
Lisa Pelikan
USA
Best movies:
The Best Little Girl in the World (1981) (TV movie)
Julia (1977)
Jig-Saw (1978)
![Hans Verner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/063/138/63138178_1df123.jpg)
Hans Verner
German Empire
Best movies:
Way of Youth (1959)
The Phantom of Liberty (1974)
Agent 38-24-36 (1964)
![Francis Lemaire](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/712/158712162_f48ca8.jpg)
Francis Lemaire
Belgium
Best movies:
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973)
Dear Inspector (1978)
The Seventh Company Outdoors (1977)
![Mark Metcalf](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/497/160497868_a149d9.jpg)
Mark Metcalf
USA
Best movies:
The Heavenly Kid (1985)
Ally McBeal (1997) (series)
Julia (1977)
![Shane Rimmer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/509/161509528_1b217c.jpg)
Shane Rimmer
Canada
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Batman Begins (2005)
Gandhi (1982)
Jacques Disses
Best movies:
Three Colors: Blue (1993)
The Count of Monte Cristo (1998) (series)
La Femme Nikita (1990)