The longest day [videorecording] / screenplay by Cornelius Ryan, based on his book ; associate producer and coordinator of battle sequences, Elmo Williams ; produced by Darryl F. Zanuck ; directed by (British exteriors) Ken Annakin, (American exteriors) Andrew Marton, (German episodes) Bernhard Wicki.
DVD release of the 1962 motion picture. Dolby Digital 5.1. Optional subtitles: English. Anamorphic widescreen, aspect ratio 2.35:1. Cast: Paul Anka, Red Buttons, Richard Burton, Sean Connery, Mel Ferrer, Henry Fonda, Gert Frobe, John Gregson, Donald Houston, Jeffrey Hunter, Curt Jürgens, Roddy McDowell, Robert Mitchum, Kenneth More, Edmond O'Brien, Robert Ryan, Rod Steiger, Richard Todd, Robert Wagner, John Wayne.
Summary:
The original black-and-white version of Darryl F. Zanuck's epic recreation of one of the biggest battles in history. On June 6, 1944, the Allied invasion of France marked the beginning of the end of Nazi domination over Europe. The attack involved 3,000,000 men, 11000 planes and 4000 ships, comprising the largest armada the world has ever seen.
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