Darling Lili

Darling Lili

By Unknown

  • Genre: Classics
  • Release Date: 1970-06-24
  • Advisory Rating: PG
  • Runtime: 2h 23min
  • Director: Unknown
  • Production Company: Paramount Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • iTunes Price: GBP 3.99
  • iTunes Rent Price: GBP 3.49
5.5/10
5.5
From 33 Ratings

Description

Julie Andrews made a bid to change her squeaky clean image with this elaborately mounted WWI 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.

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  • Whistling in the Dark

    5
    By rallllll
    Julie Andrews gives a stunning performance throughout. Great film.
  • Correction

    5
    By ChrisNTB88
    She was never convicted of being a spy, her confession was put down to being a lie to get her lover of the hook!
  • Rubbish!

    1
    By rorich
    Whatever did Julie think she was doing acting in this film! The plotline is fundamentally flawed (eg would an entertainer convicted of spying be invited to sing after the war at a concert in support of injured soldiers - just how stupid does Blake think we are!). Rock Hudson just doesn't do emotion and the rest of the cast seemed to wonder why they are there at all. One to miss at all costs....
  • Musically brillant with a beautiful story

    5
    By cinderlu
    Andrews is wonderful in this film. Labelled as a musical, Darling Lili contains many wonderful songs sang by Andrews, particularly Whistling In The Dark!!! This the film where Andrews does her first semi-nude scene! During Three Guesses, the more raunchy version, Andrews bares her breasts for a split second at the end! Not only was Andrews wonderful but Hudson was too, delivering an incredible performance as Andrews love interest. One of Andrews' best films to date!!!

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