Julia is a
1977 film drama made by
20th Century Fox. It is based on
Lillian Hellman's book
Pentimento, a portion of which purports to tell the story of her relationship with her lifelong friend, "Julia," who worked as an anti-
Nazi in the years prior to
World War II. The film was directed by
Fred Zinnemann and produced by
Richard Roth, with
Julien Derode as executive producer and
Tom Pevsner as associate producer, from a
screenplay adapted by
Alvin Sargent.
This was the film for which Vanessa Redgrave won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, leading to her notorious acceptance speech in which she indirectly expressed support for the
Palestine Liberation Organization.