The Longest Day 1962
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Genre:Action ,Drama,History
Release: 4 October 1962 (USA)
Director: Ken Annakin
Stars:John Wayne|Robert Ryan|Richard Burton Writer:Cornelius Ryan,Cornelius Ryan Songmaker:,, IMDB | Views: 1266 |
The Longest Day Complete info
Genre :Action|Drama|History
Title :The Longest Day
Year :1962
Rating :7.8
Duration :178 min
Release :4 October 1962 (USA)
Star:John Wayne,Robert Ryan,Richard Burton,Jean-Louis Barrault,Richard Beymer,Hans Christian Blech,Bourvil,Richard Burton,Wolfgang Bttner,Red Buttons
Director :Ken Annakin
Writer:Cornelius Ryan | Cornelius Ryan
Country:English
Language:
Moviescore:188 user
Movie Location:Budget: $10,000,000 (estimated)
Picture Rating:
Movie Budget:Production Co: Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation See more ¯
Movie Gross:Runtime: 178 min
Movie Company:Darryl F. Zanuck Productions | Darryl F. Zanuck Productions |
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The Longest Day Tagline : Taglines: 42 STARS IN THE LONGEST DAY See more ¯
The Longest Day Description
The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.
The Longest Day Plot
Plot Keywords: invasion | d day | normandy | allies | free french | See All (168) ¯
The Longest Day Synopsis
Tells the story of the D-Day invasion of Normandy in WWII. There are dozens of characters, some seen only briefly, who together weave the story of five separate invasion points that made up the operation. Written by &view=simple&sort=alpha">John Vogel
The Longest Day Critics
This is perhaps one of the most ambitious, epic WW2 films to have been made; certainly it is the last of the classic B&W films made about the subject. Featuring an all-star cast (John Wayne, Richard Burton, Kurt Jurgens... even a cameo by Sean Connery!), it comprehensively details the build-up and execution of the Normandy landings in 1944, taking care to show how the event was perceived by Allied and Axis soldiers and commanders, as well as the Free French resistance. This is a film that takes great care in documenting the events of the day, without lapsing into sickly sentimentalism or getting distracted with fictional characters' personal lives (a failing of many WW2 movies since about 1970), or over-emphasising any one nation's importance in the operation (although, admittedly, Canadians may feel a little short-changed). Classic moments abound, notably the landing at St.Mere-Eglise and the soldier who gets caught in the church steeple, the frustrations of the front-line German commanders and fighters, and the numerous cameos for film nerds to keep track of. If you want a wartime romance, or an appearance by Matt Damon or Ben Affleck, or long, loving shots of the Stars & Stripes in slo-mo, or a gritty blood'n'guts fest, you'll be disappointed. This film has broader concerns, and was made with much more thoroughness. There is no agenda at work here, pro-war or anti-. It is solely concerned with documenting Operation "Overlord" for the film-going public, and succeeds brilliantly; a shame then, that it has not made the top 50 war films list. A must-see for any fan of war films.
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