The Longest Day (Blu-ray)
This special collector's commemorative edition has been issued in honor of the June 6, 1944 Allied invasion of France, which marked the beginning of the end of Nazi domination over Europe. The attack involved 3,000,000 men, 11,000 planes and 4,000 ships, comprising the largest armada the world has ever seen.
The Longest Day is a vivid, hour-by-hour recreation of this historic event. Featuring a stellar international cast, and told from the perspectives of both sides, it is a fascinating look at the massive preparations, mistakes, and random events that determined the outcome of one of the biggest battles in history. Winner of two 1962 Oscars (Special Effects and Cinematography), The Longest Day ranks as one of Hollywood's truly great war films.
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Epic Picture - kstar0327
This is one of the best movie's ever made surrounding the DDay invasion of France. This movie has a stellar cast and crew and one of the best movies of all time. This was the last epic war movies made in black and white. This movie is a must see for any history buff.Hollywood's Invasion of Normandy - Gregg
Based on the novel of the same name by Cornelius Ryan this film tells the story of the D-Day Invasion from a wide variety of perspectives.
The film follows both the Americans and the British as well as the Germans. We also see both
the commanders and the men in the field as well as all the different aspects of the invasion force.
The major stars included; John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Richard Burton, Sean Connery, Robert Mitchum, Rod Steiger as well as least another dozen well known names.
It is perhaps the huge cast or more accurrately the large number of individual stories being told here that make it difficult to connect more closely with the film. Though this may have been necessary to demonstrate the scope of the invasion. So while this remains an impressive achievement that I recommend, the film falls a little short of my expectations.
The film marked as least the temporary return of the noted producer Darryl F Zanuck from a lengthy self imposed exile. This was also considered to be the last epic filmed in black and white.
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Epic Picture - kstar0327
This is one of the best movie's ever made surrounding the DDay invasion of France. This movie has a stellar cast and crew and one of the best movies of all time. This was the last epic war movies made in black and white. This movie is a must see for any history ...Hollywood's Invasion of Normandy - Gregg
Based on the novel of the same name by Cornelius Ryan this film tells the story of the D-Day Invasion from a wide variety of perspectives.
The film follows both the Americans and the British as well as the Germans. We also see both
the commanders ...