The Longest Day
The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view in this movie. The German military, due to arrogance, ignorance and a sleeping Adolf Hitler, delay their response to the Allied landing, with crippling results.
26 May 1907, Winterset, Iowa, USA
19 October 1905, Berlin, Germany
5 February 1919, New York City, New York, USA
October 22, 1913 in Antwerp, Belgium
7 April 1916, Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
14 January 1926, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
4 July 1884, Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
8 December 1923, Katemcy, Texas, USA
25 August 1917, Elberon, New Jersey, USA
8 January 1889, Fürth, Bavaria, Germany
22 December 1941, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
17 January 1914, London, England, UK
10 January 1916, Giessen, Germany
21 February 1921, Hungary
20 November 1932, Gosport, Hampshire, England, UK
27 February 1910, Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
27 May 1931, Reims, Marne, France
10 December 1926, Lambeth, London, England, UK
6 November 1937, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
25 February 1912, Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England, UK
25 August 1930, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
10 November 1925, Pontrhydyfen, Wales, UK
25 November 1926, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
April 20, 1913 in Straßburg, Alsace, Germany [now Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France]
May 28, 1925 in Kiel, Germany
24 December 1921, New York City, New York, USA
15 April 1904, Scarborough, England, UK
29 November 1938, Valenciennes, Nord, France
10 February 1930, Detroit, Michigan, USA
January 01, 2000
Aside from a great war tale, Day also marks what must be the only film where you can see John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Fabián, Sal Mineo, Eddie Albert, Red Buttons, Peter Lawford, and Sean Connery all fighting the same war.
January 19, 2006
Longest film imaginable at three-hours, which proves to be a hinderance.
June 06, 2001
A far cry from the gore-drenched Saving Private Ryan, legendary producer Darryl F. Zanuck's heartfelt recreation of the D-Day landings is, in its own way, every bit as memorable.
March 25, 2005
The longest movie; the stunt of too many great actors in small roles wears thin. Saving Private Ryan did it better and in much less time.
June 01, 2008
Though the film makes a few egregious historical changes for dramatic effect, The Longest Day pretty much lives and dies by its scale. [Blu-Ray]
January 24, 2007
Produced by Zanuck, this WWII epic is the joint effort of 3 directors, no less than 5 writers, and numerous stars, including John Wayne.
December 07, 2004
It is, and will most likely always remain, the definitve D-Day picture.
July 01, 2014
Authentic 3-hour WWII D-Day drama; no graphic violence.
