Movie Description An all-star cast enlists for this epic recreation of the Allied invasion of Normandy. Academy Award Nominations: 5, including Best Picture. Academy Awards: Best (Black-and-White) Cinematography.
| Credits | | Writer: | David Pursall, Jack Seddon | | Producer: | Darryl F. Zanuck | | Cast: | Red Buttons |
| Details | | Edition: | Fox War Classics | | Sound: | HiFi Sound, Stereo Sound, Surround Sound |
Notes DVD Features:
Region 1 Keep Case Single Side - Dual Layer Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35:1 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.0 - English Dolby Surround - English Mono - French THX Mastered Audio Additional Release Material: Theatrical Trailer Interactive Features: Scene Access Interactive Menus, Shot in CinemaScope.
Editorial Reviews "...Incredible scope and sweep....Fast-moving, dramatically on-target, and searingly realistic..." -- Rating: B+ Entertainment Weekly - Roy Hemming
"...The all-star DAY holds up as a respectable portrayal of the event..." USA Today - Mike Clark (11/05/1999)
"...John Sturges' robust POW actioner follows the template he set with THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN... .It's turns from Dickie Attenborough and David McCallum that provide the heart..." Total Film - Daniel Webb (07/01/2003)
"This stunningly realised 1962 restaging of D-Day is the last great war epic." Uncut - Uncut Staff (07/01/2004)
"[I]t's hard not to admire the logistical ingenuity with which Darryl Zanuck put together a production of this size." Sight and Sound - Geoffrey Macnab (08/01/2004)
"THE LONGEST DAY features a massive all-star cast in its re-creation of the Allied invasion at Normandy Beach during World War II." Widescreen Review - Widescreen Review Staff (06/01/2006)
Awards 1962Academy AwardsBest CinematographyJean Bourgoin, 1962Academy AwardsBest CinematographyWalter Wottitz, 1962Academy AwardsBest Sound Effects, 1962Academy AwardsBest Special Effects
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