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Set during World War I, this movie is a cute spin on the Mata Hari legend.Set during World War I, this movie is a cute spin on the Mata Hari legend.Set during World War I, this movie is a cute spin on the Mata Hari legend.
- Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 1 win & 7 nominations total
David Armstrong
- Squadron Pilot
- (uncredited)
Yves Barsacq
- French General
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaA very troubled production, this movie went way over budget and was a box-office flop when released. Writer, producer, and director Blake Edwards used the experience of making this movie as the inspiration for the script to S.O.B. (1981).
- GoofsIn several interior scenes, Rock Hudson's hair style and sideburns are drastically shorter than in the rest of the film. This seems to give credence to the rumors of studio interference and the necessity of re-shoots.
- Quotes
Lili Smith: But then, why DOES he drink?
Maj. William Larrabee: Because he's afraid to fly.
Lili Smith: Then why does he fly?
Maj. William Larrabee: Because he likes to drink!
- Crazy creditsThe Paramount Pictures logo does not appear in the beginning of the film, only at the end of the film.
- Alternate versionsTwo decades after its original release, director Blake Edwards re-cut the film for the TNT network, shortening it by 22 minutes and dramatically changing its tone. This so-called "director's cut" runs 114 minutes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Entertainment This Week Salutes Paramount's 75th Anniversary (1987)
- SoundtracksLa Marseillaise
by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
Special French Lyrics Translations by Danielle Mauroy and Michel Legrand
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Who wrote the checks for this dud?
Julie and Blake deliver a real bomb {no pun intended}of a World War 1 musical with this sloppily made mega budget mess. Julie's voice is always a joy, but the music here is of the "in one ear, out the other" variety. Hudson shows all the romantic magnetism of a buttered scone and his scenes with Julie hold about as much spark as my 1987 Yugo. The comic relief is painfully unfunny, the flying scenes ho hum {with most of the aircraft and even one of the stars, Jeremy Kemp, rehashed from "The Blue Max"}and the whole experience just makes me glad that I saw this on free TV. Its a long way to Tipperary alright, this movie is closer to Verdun....
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- Darling Lili: Or Where Were You the Night You Said You Shot Down Baron von Richtofen
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- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 16 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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