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The Longest Day | Year: 1962 Classification: War Directed: - Ken Annakin - Darryl F. Zanuck - Andrew Marton - Bernhard Wicki Actors/Actresses: - John Wayne - Robert Wagner - Richard Burton BEST WAR FILM EVER!!! Of all war movies, this would have to rank as the best. It's not as good as Saving Private Ryan, it's BETTER! Based on the book by the same title, this film is surprisingly accurate. It covers the ENTIRE invasion (but the Gold-Juno beaches aren't shown in detail like the others), everything from Paratroopers to the Rangers on Pointe Du Hoc. Sure, it lacks gory violence like SPR, but that makes it even better. I don't want blood and gore, I just want a film that shows the events and happenings in detail, and this film delivers. 43 international stars are in this one, but some are only on screen for a minute or so. But who cares. We've seen them so many times. Germans are speak German, and French speak French. No crude dubbing here, just good ol' subtitles! This film won 2 Oscars for cinematography and special effects. If you want to see a excellent war movie, or just wanna learn more about D-Day, this is as good as it gets! The Longest Day Epic film released in 1962 about Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France during World War II. The cast is comprised of almost all the top celebrity actors of the time and covers numerous events in the operation that started the second front against the Axis powers in Europe. It is probably the largest production among all existing war movies and is remarkable for portraying notable battles at their actual locations in Normandy. Producer Darryl F. Zanuck was loyal to history and as a bonus highlights interesting little stories that make this an entertaining feature. Not all is perfect though; there is some melodramatic acting by various actors with dialogue bleeding over with patriotic profoundness. The movie plays out like a grand adventure for the soldiers who stormed Normandy on the 6th of June in 1944, and many of the horrors associated with combat are not vividly portrayed like more recent productions. It's fair to say the movie was aimed at depicting the triumph of the operation and that audiences in 1962 were not ready to watch gruesome depictions of soldiers dying on battlefields. Overall, this movie features many terrific sequences. Distinctive to the film is the British 6th Airborne Division's glider assault on the Orne River Bridge, the only production to have depicted a glider assault in detail. Other highlights is the French Commando assault in Ouistreham, the 2d Ranger Battalion attack on Point Du Hoc, and parachutist Private Steele's precarious predicament on the church steeple at Sainte Mere Eglise. Most impressive is how this movie's storyline remains coherent throughout the portrayal of numerous significant events that took place at Normandy. The DVD edition is high quality in both image and sound and will not disappoint fans. IT HAS NOT STOOD THE TEST OF TIME Director Darryl F. Zanuck tried his best with the technical resources at his dispostition at the time and using the narrative standar for epic movies of that time. But watching this movie today is a really act of courage. It drags and drags, the three hours seem to never end. Also, even if they tried to give a view of the global situation, they failed miserably. The movie is an endless sequence of shell and fire sounds, a really pain. I simply don't like the movie, although I understand what they tried to do. Buy The Longest Day at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on The Longest Day Search with the Priority Search Engine on The Longest Day This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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