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The Longest Day (1962)

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Release Date: Jun 1, 1962 Wide

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The Longest Day is a mammoth, all-star re-creation of the D-Day invasion, personally orchestrated by Darryl F. Zanuck. Whenever possible, the original locations were utilized, and an all-star international cast impersonates the people involved, from high-ranking officials to ordinary GIs. Each actor speaks in his or her native language with subtitles translating for the benefit of the audience (alternate "takes" were made of each scene with the foreign actors speaking English, but these were

G, 2 hr. 59 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics

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Cornelius Ryan

Nov 2, 1999

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

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All Critics (17) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (13) | Rotten (1) | DVD (9)

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]

June 1, 2008 Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | Comment
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews Source: Groucho Reviews

The Longest Day remains a powerful epic and the best Hollywood film to tackle a complete overview of D-Day. And boy, does it look fantastic in Hi-Def.

May 20, 2008 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis | Comment
James Plath
Movie Metropolis

Produced by Zanuck, this commercial WWII epic is the joint effort of three directors (Ken Annakin, Andrew Martin, Bernhard Vicki), and no less than five screenwriters; it's John Wayne most popular war film

January 24, 2007 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | Comment
Emanuel Levy
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Longest film imaginable at three-hours, which proves to be a hinderance.

January 19, 2006 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment (1)
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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.

March 25, 2005 Comments (4)
Bob Bloom
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

It is, and will most likely always remain, the definitve D-Day picture.

December 7, 2004 Full Review Source: Hollywood Bitchslap | Comments (2)
David Cornelius
Hollywood Bitchslap

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.

June 6, 2001 Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | Comment
Empire Magazine

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 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | Comment
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

One of the last great World War II films.

January 1, 2000 Comment
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Star-studded, near propaganda piece that gives an idea of just how immense the gargantuan enterprise of the Normandy invasion turned out to be. While Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan is certainly more visceral, the scope here is larger and more inclusive of all the nations involved.

July 22, 2007
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This 1962, nearly three-hour, black-and-white battle epic holds up magnificent. Yes, the chest-beating and sentimental dialogue can seem clumsy and the endless star cameos - from Robert Mitchum, Sean Connery, Robert Wagner, Rod Steiger, Sal Mineo, Curt Jurgens and more - make this a symbolic show rather than a

February 25, 2007
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Dean McKenna

Super Reviewer

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    1. Brig. Gen. Norman Cota: I don't have to tell you the story. You all know it. Only two kinds of people are gonna stay on this beach: those that are already dead and those that are gonna die. Now get off your butts. You guys are the Fighting 29th.
    – Submitted by David P (37 days ago)
    1. Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt: The reinforcements will have to follow us wherever we are. We're starting the war from right here. Head inland. We're going inland.
    – Submitted by David P (37 days ago)

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