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Re-enacts the military operation of D-Day from four points of view--the workings of the high commands of the American, English, French, and German forces in their battle scheme for Normandy. Largely filmed on actual invasion sites in France.

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Other Authors: Zanuck, Darryl Francis, 1902-1979, Annakin, Ken, Marton, Andrew, 1904-1992, Wicki, Bernhard, 1919-2000, Wayne, John, 1907-1979, Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982, Burton, Richard, 1925-1984, Connery, Sean, Mitchum, Robert, Steiger, Rod, 1925-2002, Ryan, Cornelius
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
Published: Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2001.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > France > Normandy.
War films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:Re-enacts the military operation of D-Day from four points of view--the workings of the high commands of the American, English, French, and German forces in their battle scheme for Normandy. Largely filmed on actual invasion sites in France.
Item Description:Widescreen format (aspect ratio 2.35:1).
Originally released as a motion picture in 1962 by Darryl F. Zanuck Productions and Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.
Based on the book by Cornelius Ryan.
D-Day 50th Anniversary original black and white version of the motion picture, including the original Movietone News announcement of the invasion and the original movie trailer.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (ca. 178 min.) : sd., b&w.
Audience:Rated G.
Awards:Winner of two Academy Awards: Special effects and Cinematography, 1962.
Production Credits:Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck ; photography, Jean Bourgoin, Walter Wottitz ; editor, Samuel E. Beetley ; music, Maurice Jarre.

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