The Longest Day (Blu-ray + DVD) G
This is the day that changed the world... when history held its breath.
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Blu-ray Details
- Number of Discs: 3
- Rated: G
- Run Time: 2 hours, 58 minutes
- Video: Black & White
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: May 5, 2015
- Originally Released: 1962
- Label: 20Th Century Fox
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Robert Mitchum, John Wayne & Henry Fonda | |
Performer: | Richard Burton, Sean Connery, Paul Anka, Robert Wagner, Red Buttons, Eddie Albert, Curd Jürgens, Richard Todd, Peter Lawford, Rod Steiger, Irina Demick, Gert Fröbe, Edmond O'Brien & Kenneth More | |
Directed by | Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Bernhard Wicki & Gerd Oswald | |
Edited by | Samuel E. Beetley | |
Screenwriting by | Cornelius Ryan, Romain Gary, James Jones, David Pursall & Jack Seddon | |
Composition by | Maurice Jarre | |
Art Direction by | Léon Barsacq, Vincent Korda & Ted Haworth | |
Story by | Cornelius Ryan | |
Produced by | Darryl F. Zanuck | |
Director of Photography: | Jean Bourgoin & Walter Wottitz |
Major Awards:
Academy Awards 1962 -
Best Cinematography: Jean Bourgoin & Walter Wottitz
Academy Awards 1962 -
Best Sound Effects: Not Applicable
Academy Awards 1962 -
Best Special Effects: Not Applicable
Entertainment Reviews:
Whatever his talent as a producer, Mr. Zanuck is no director. I'm sure he is an ardent patriot, but he has, quite unconsciously, made our own colonels and generals look rather silly.
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Esquire Magazine
Over-long and laden with the usual national stereotypes.
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Time Out
Rating: B+ --
Produced by Zanuck, this WWII epic is the joint effort of 3 directors, no less than 5 writers, and numerous stars, including John Wayne.
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EmanuelLevy.Com
[I]t's hard not to admire the logistical ingenuity with which Darryl Zanuck put together a production of this size.
Sight and Sound
Rating: 4/5 --
Authentic 3-hour WWII D-Day drama; no graphic violence.
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Common Sense Media
A solid and stunning war epic.
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Variety
Rating: 3/4 --
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]
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Groucho Reviews
Product 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.
Keywords:
Action
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Big Battles
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Classic
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World War II
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All-Star
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Epic
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Recommended
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Theatrical Release
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Essential Cinema
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Product Info
- Sales Rank: 3,964
- UPC: 024543957676
- Shipping Weight: 0.33/lbs (approx)
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