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An all-star cast has been enlisted for this epic recreation of the Allied invasion of Normandy that took place on June 6, 1944. This spectacular film noisily dramatises the viewpoints of the French, British, German, and American soldiers. Featuring Oscar winning special effects and cinematography, THE LONGEST DAY is an historic .. Read more
| Starring | John Wayne, Richard Burton, Henry Fonda, Robert Ryan |
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| Director | Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Bernhard Wicki |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
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An all-star cast has been enlisted for this epic recreation of the Allied invasion of Normandy that took place on June 6, 1944. This spectacular film noisily dramatises the viewpoints of the French, British, German, and American soldiers. Featuring Oscar winning special effects and cinematography, THE LONGEST DAY is an historic tour de force of spectacular sound and vision. This moment by moment account of the climactic battle of the second World War, fought on land, sea and in the air, is loaded with top class acting from John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Henry Fonda, Richard Burton, Sean Connery, Rod Steiger, Roddy MacDowall and many many more, almost as many as the 3 million men deeply involved on that historic summer day 1944.
| Starring | John Wayne, Richard Burton, Henry Fonda, Robert Ryan, Sean Connery, John Gregson, Rod Steiger, Mel Ferrer |
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| Director | Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Bernhard Wicki |
| Studio | 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 48 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 48 mins |
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| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Czech, Danish, English, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish |
| Released | Production year: 1962 To Rent: DVD: 04 Jun 2001 Blu-ray: 09 Nov 2009 |
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Extraordinarily noisy war spectacular, enjoyable as a violent entertainment once one has caught all the threads, but emotionally unaffecting because every part is played by a star.
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IMHO an over-rated film except for avid fans of the warfare genre
I have watched this film on several occasions hoping to find the magic that many viewers have found in it over the years. I am still looking and have never ... read more »
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IMHO an over-rated film except for avid fans of the warfare genre
I have watched this film on several occasions hoping to find the magic that many viewers have found in it over the years. I am still looking and have never ... read more »
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Genuinely Great......
One of the finest war films ever mind. Epic in scale, brilliantly executed.
First class acting all the way. The film itself uses the pivotal moments ... read more »
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Good show
Old but very good even by todays standards and still very watchable and enjoyable in my opinion. The big budget really shows.
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