D-Day the Sixth of June (1956)

Director:

Henry Koster

Writers:

Lionel Shapiro (novel)
Ivan Moffat (writer) ...

Release Date:

29 May 1956 (USA)

Genre:

Romance | War | Drama | Action

Tagline:

The Greatest Love Story of the War !

Plot:

En route to Normandy, an American and a British officer reminisce in flashback about their romances with the same woman.

Plot Keywords:

Nazi | Self Sacrifice | Romantic Rivalry | Heroism | British American Cooperation

Cast

Robert Taylor	...	Capt. Brad Parker
Richard Todd	...	Lt. Col. John Wynter
Dana Wynter	...	Valerie Russell
Edmond O'Brien	...	Lt. Col. Alexander Timmer
John Williams	...	Brig. Russell
Jerry Paris	...	Raymond Boyce
Robert Gist	...	Dan Stenick
Richard Wyler	...	David Archer (as Richard Stapley)
Ross Elliott	...	Maj. Mills
Alex Finlayson	...	Col. Harkens

Also Known As:

D-Day the 6th of June (International: English title) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (magnetic prints) | Mono (optical prints)

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | West Germany:12

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Average Shot Length (ASL) = 13 seconds. Or 18 seconds if the battle sequence near the end is excluded.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: On the landing craft assaulting Angel Point, an LCI officer asks Captain Parker how long he has been overseas, to which he replies "Three years and three months". If this is 6 June 1944, then Parker has been overseas since April 1941 - eight months before America entered the war.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Teenage Rebel (1956)

Soundtrack:

At Last

the war of the words

Okay, we'll keep this one short: lots of big stars (Robert Taylor, Dana Wynter, Edmund O'Brien, et al), lots of extras, lots and lots of talking, but absolutely no sense of urgency or feeling of impending action is present in this hour and 46 minute blabfest. In fact, for the first 80 minutes, nothing much happens. Yes, Taylor is quite handsome in his military uniform and, yes, Ms. Wynter is very fetching in her military uniform and, yes, a predictable romance develops with an equally predictable ending, but THAT'S IT!! That's the whole plodding film in a nutshell. Believe us, if movies about the greatest invasion in history are the sort of thing that floats your boat, you would be much better advised to stick with "The Longest Day". This over-processed turkey spread shoulda stayed in the can.