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The Longest Day -- Ends 10/31/10. An all-star international cast create fireworks in this acclaimed epic about D-Day, the Allied invasion of Europe. John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, Richard Burton and Robert Ryan are some of the stars in the movie, which was nominated for five 1962 Oscars(R), including Best Picture.
The Longest Day -- The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.
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Writers:
Cornelius Ryan (screenplay)
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4 October 1962 (USA) See more »
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42 STARS IN THE LONGEST DAY See more »
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The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Won 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 6 nominations See more »
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178 min
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4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)
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Average Shot Length = ~8 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~6.5 secondsSee more »
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Anachronisms: During a very early scene in France, the back end of a Citroen 2CV can be seen parked at the side of the street as the German soldiers march down it.See more »
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[Blumentritt has just gotten off the phone with General Max Pemsel on Allied airborne landings behind Normandy]
Major General Gunther Blumentritt:Pemsel is convinced this is the invasion.
Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt:No no no, I do not agree with him. This is my conclusion.
[Von Rundstedt points to the main map]
Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt:Normandy is the site of a diversion. A diversion, Blumentritt! That is not where the main landings will take place, that will come at Pas-de-Calais, where it was always expected!
[Von Rundstedt then realizes what he has just said]
Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt:[to himself] Where we always expected it.
Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt:[to Blumentritt] We can't take any chances. I want the reserve panzers moved forward.
Major General Gunther Blumentritt:But we need permission from the Fuhrer's headquarters.
Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt:They won't dare refuse me! Call the Fuhrer's headquarters and insist. Insist, Blumentritt! Insist the panzers be released to me.
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A splendid film by all counts........., 30 July 2004
Author: d_john2 from Oregon

I'm old enough to have seen this epic when it was first released and, even as a nine year old, I was impressed. It was the great Daryl Zanuck's last hurrah and a fitting one (not his last film - just his last worthwhile film).

This is a great film. It's not perfect but its faults are few and minor. For me the most glaring fault is the amateurish delivery by the actor (a near ringer) portraying Ike. Also, the very beautiful actress portraying the French resistance fighter is wearing a very 1960s hairdo (a common problem with Hollywood films).

I see this film every memorial day. It helps me to remember my father, a Navy gunner's mate in the Pacific theater and my maternal grandfather, an island-hopping Sgt. in the Marine Corps. Personally, as a veteran, I find this movie as realistic as I think it was possible to be in 1961.

Is it the best American war film? No. I would place it in the top 10 alongside the following:

1. All Quiet On the Western Front (1930) 2. Platoon (1986) 3. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) 4. In Which We Serve (British - 1943) 5. Patton (1970) 6. They Were Expendable (1945) 7. Twelve O'Clock High (1949) 8. Paths of Glory (1957) 9. Grand Illusion (1940?) 10.The Longest Day (1962)

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