The longest day [videorecording] / British exterior episodes directed by Ken Annakin ; American exterior episodes directed by Andrew Marton ; German episodes directed by Bernhard Wicki ; produced by Darryl F. Zanuck ; screenplay by Cornelius Ryan ; additional episodes written by Romain Gary ... [et al.] ; Twentieth Century Fox.
John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Henry Fonda, Eddie Albert, Richard Burton, Sean Connery, Peter Lawford, Rod Steiger, Stuart Whitman, Robert Ryan, Edmond O'Brien, Curt Jürgens, Kenneth More, Richard Todd, Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, Bourvil, Christian Marquand, Hans Christian Blech, Werner Hinz, Red Buttons, Wolfgang Preiss, Peter van Eyck, Paul Hartmann, Tom Tryon, Steve Forrest, Robert Wagner, Roddy McDowell, George Segal, Gert Frobe, Jeffrey Hunter, Alexander Knox, Jean Servais, Richard Wattis, Richard Beymer. Based on the book by Cornelius Ryan. Originally released as a motion picture in 1962. Special features: Disc 1: audio commentary by historian Mary Corey; audio commentary by director Ken Annakin. Disc 2: "A day to remember": all-new featurette; "Longest day: a salute to courage" featurette; AMC backstory: 'The longest day'; "D-Day revisited" documentary; "Richard Zanuck on 'The longest day'" featurette; Still photo gallery; Original theatrical trailer.
Summary:
Complete story of the D-Day landings at Normandy through the eyes of all its participants. D-Day was the invasion and establishment of Allied forces in France during Operation Overlord, beginning the 6th of June, 1944, and was the largest seaborne invasion in history. It began with overnight parachute and glider landings, air attacks, naval bombardments, and an early morning amphibious landing.
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