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The Longest Day is a 1962 American epic historical war drama film based on Cornelius Ryan's 1959 non-fiction book of the same name about the D-Day landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944.
Jun 12, 2021 · I watched this film for the first time today, June 7, 2024, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of D-Day on June 6. It is moving and reminded me of the sacrifices our country and people have made for freedom and liberty for all.
The Longest Day: Directed by Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Gerd Oswald, Bernhard Wicki, Darryl F. Zanuck. With Eddie Albert, Paul Anka, Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault. The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.
Watch the epic war film of D-Day in colour, featuring a star-studded cast and authentic scenes of the longest day in history.
There are moments of high drama in The Longest Day, including a sequence where the Allies are parachuting into Saint Mere Englise, only to be ambushed by German snipers. But the real drama of The Longest Day was happening behind the scenes.
Widely acclaimed as one of Hollywood’s greatest war films, THE LONGEST DAY is a spectacular account of the events leading up to and through the Allied Forces’ invasion of Normandy, France on D-Day (June 6), 1944 to fight the occupying Germans.
The Longest Day. TRAILER. Page 1 of 2, 2 total items. In 1944, the U.S. Army and Allied forces plan a huge invasion landing in Normandy, France. Despite bad weather, General Eisenhower gives...
Allied forces prepare for a massive D-Day assault upon the beaches of Normandy during World War II. 9,653 IMDb 7.7 2 h 58 min 1962. X-Ray G. Action · Drama · Ambitious · Edifying. Available to rent or buy.
Overview. The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that when the Allied invasion comes they must be stopped on the beach.
The German military, due to arrogance, ignorance and a sleeping Adolf Hitler, delay their response to the Allied landing, with crippling results. — Jwelch5742. In 1944, the U.S. Army and Allied forces plan a huge invasion landing in Normandy, France.
