The Longest Day (Blu-ray, 2009)

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"The Longest Day" on Blu-Ray is an epic recreation of the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. Directed by Andrew Marton, Bernhard Wicki, and Ken Annakin, this war film features an all-star cast including John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Henry Fonda, and Richard Burton. With historical commentary, featurettes, and a D-Day Revisited documentary, this 168-minute movie is a stunning portrayal of the climactic battle of World War II. The Blu-Ray edition includes special features and a 16:9 aspect ratio, making it a must-have for fans of war films and historical dramas.

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An account of the events surrounding the Allied invasion of the beaches of Normandy during D-Day, June 1944. Seen from every angle, including that of the Germans, who were totally overwhelmed by the size of the Allied armies thrown against them.

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ProducerDarryl F. Zanuck
EAN5039036041652
eBay Product ID (ePID)79537851

Product Key Features

ActorJohn Wayne, Rod Steiger, Robert Ryan, Richard Burton, John Gregson, Mel Ferrer, Sean Connery, Henry Fonda
Film/TV TitleThe Longest Day
DirectorAndrew Marton, Bernhard Wicki, Ken Annakin
FormatBlu-ray
Release Year2009
LanguageEnglish
FeaturesHistorical commentary with Mary Corey\Film commentary with Ken Annakin\'A Day To Remember' featurette\'Longest Day - A Salute To Courage' featurette\'AMC Backstory - The Longest Day' featurette\D-Day Revisited documentary\'Darryl F. Zanuck - A Dream Fulfilled' featurette\Original theatrical trailer
GenreWar
Run Time176 Mins

Additional Product Features

CertificatePG
Number of Discs1
ComposerMaurice Jarre
Production DesignerTed Haworth
ReviewsEntertainment Weekly - "...Incredible scope and sweep....Fast-moving, dramatically on-target, and searingly realistic..." -- Rating: B+
Additional InformationAn all-star cast has been enlisted for this epic recreation of the Allied invasion of Normandy that took place on June 6, 1944. This spectacular film noisily dramatises the viewpoints of the French, English, German, and American soldiers. Featuring Oscar winning special effects and cinematography, THE LONGEST DAY is an historic tour de force of spectacular sound and vision. This moment by moment account of the climactic battle of the second World War, fought on land, sea and in the air, is loaded with top class acting from John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Henry Fonda, Richard Burton, Sean Connery, Rod Steiger, Roddy MacDowall and many many more, almost as many as the 3 million men deeply involved on that historic summer day 1944.
Art DirectorLeon Barsacq, Vincent Korda
ScreenwriterCornelius Ryan
AuthorDavid Pursall, James Jones, Cornelius Ryan, Romain Gary, Jack Seddon
CinematographerWalter Wottitz, Henri Persin, Guy Tabary
Sound sourceDolby Digital
Music DirectorMitch Miller
Movie/TV TitleThe Longest Day
EditorSamuel E. Beetley
Director of PhotographyJean Bourgoin

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  • First class film!

    The Longest Day is a convincing and gripping portrayal of a most important day in recent work history. The transfer to Blu-Ray has been a great success adding detail and realism to the production. Brilliant!

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    Seen on tv liked it and thought I would like to see it when I wanted to.

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    One of the all star classic war films about D Day.

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    A really good war film.

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