The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.
- Directors
- Ken Annakin(British exterior episodes)
- Andrew Marton(American exterior episodes)
- Gerd Oswald(scenes deleted)
- Writers
- Cornelius Ryan(screenplay)
- Romain Gary(additional episodes written by)
- James Jones(additional episodes written by)
- Stars
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- Directors
- Ken Annakin(British exterior episodes)
- Andrew Marton(American exterior episodes)
- Gerd Oswald(scenes deleted)
- Writers
- Cornelius Ryan(screenplay)
- Romain Gary(additional episodes written by)
- James Jones(additional episodes written by)
- Stars
- Won 2 Oscars
- 8 wins & 6 nominations total
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Irina Demick
- Janine Boitardas Janine Boitard
- (as Irina Demich)
- Directors
- Ken Annakin(British exterior episodes)
- Andrew Marton(American exterior episodes)
- Gerd Oswald(scenes deleted) (French exterior episodes) (parachuting scenes in Sainte-Mère-Église) (uncredited)
- Writers
- Cornelius Ryan(screenplay) (book)
- Romain Gary(additional episodes written by)
- James Jones(additional episodes written by)
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Did you know
- TriviaWhile clearing a section of the Normandy beach near Ponte du Hoc, the crew unearthed a tank that had been buried in the sand since the original invasion. Mechanics cleaned it off, fixed it up and it was used in the movie as part of the British tank regiment.
- GoofsColin Maud and his English bulldog "Winston" are shown spurring "British" soldiers into advancing up the beach. In actual fact the incident took place on the sole "Canadian" Beach, Juno--and Maud's dog was an "Alsatian", aka German Shepherd, not a bulldog.
- Quotes
Flight Officer David Campbell: He's dead. I'm crippled. You're lost. Do you suppose it's always like that? I mean war.
- Crazy creditsThere is a 20-second overture on a black screen, no 20th Century Fox logo (in spite of this being one of their most expensive productions), and a six-minute cold open before the title is displayed. Apart from the title, there are no credits at the beginning of the film. All cast and crew credits are at the end of the film.
- Alternate versionsSome video copies omits Jean Servais scenes as a Free French admiral making a short speech to his crew before the shore bombardments starts.
- ConnectionsEdited into All This and World War II (1976)
Top review
The Cast & The Actual Event: Overwhelming Numbers
This was an another one of these all-star casts that you don't see in more modern times, in which about everyone who was actor made an appearance....or it just seems that way. For those unfamiliar with this film, take a look back on the main page here and check out the famous names in this movie. Click the "more" under the cast overview and you'll see all the names. It's unbelievable. Some of them, to be fair, had very short roles in here, such as Henry Fonda, Rod Steiger and Roddy McDowell, but this is a real "Who's Who" of the acting profession in 1962. There are also a lot of German actors in here speaking German (with subtitles provided), perhaps numbering even more than the English-speaking stars. That's because the famous day of June 6, 1944, is seen from both sides of the conflict.
At three hours, it gives you plenty of D-Day World War II action. Almost two-thirds of the movie involves action from that famous invasion. In some spots, it just gets to be too much. Frankly, the whole film is too much and almost bogs down in too many areas....and it shouldn't, but it is a very technical film. And, for a film 45 years old, the action is pretty realistic. I thought the best shots were the overheads during one particular scenes when the Alies were going through a town.
I am anything but a WWII expert so how much detail of the infamous 'D-Day" here is correct, Since they went into such detail, I'll assume they were fairly accurate. I can't say but this movie educated me on the size of the task. I had no idea "D-Day" was this huge in scope: three million men and 5,000 ships??!!! Amazing.
At three hours, it gives you plenty of D-Day World War II action. Almost two-thirds of the movie involves action from that famous invasion. In some spots, it just gets to be too much. Frankly, the whole film is too much and almost bogs down in too many areas....and it shouldn't, but it is a very technical film. And, for a film 45 years old, the action is pretty realistic. I thought the best shots were the overheads during one particular scenes when the Alies were going through a town.
I am anything but a WWII expert so how much detail of the infamous 'D-Day" here is correct, Since they went into such detail, I'll assume they were fairly accurate. I can't say but this movie educated me on the size of the task. I had no idea "D-Day" was this huge in scope: three million men and 5,000 ships??!!! Amazing.
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- $10,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 58 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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