The Longest day
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.
| 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. |
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| Format: | Videos DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Beverly Hills, Calif. :
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment,
c2001.
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| Subjects: |
| 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. |
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| 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. |