The longest day
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Feature films
Fiction films
Generals -- France -- 20th century -- Drama
Historical films
Normandy (France) -- 20th century -- History
Operation Overlord -- Drama
Parachute troops -- Drama
Ryan, Cornelius -- Film and video adaptations
Soldiers -- France -- 20th century -- Drama
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
War films
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy -- Drama

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Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 178 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
UPC
024543234647

Notes

General Note
Based on the book by Cornelius Ryan
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1962
General Note
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
Creation/Production Credits
Music, Maurice Jarre ; thematic music, Paul Anka ; photography, Jean Bourgoin, Walter Wottitz ; editor, Samuel E. Beetley
Participants/Performers
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
Description
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
Target Audience
MPAA rating: G
System Details
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 4.0 surround, Dolby surround, Dolby mono., dual-layer, NTSC
Language
In English, German and French with English subtitles; optional dubbed French or dubbed Spanish audio tracks ; optional English SDH or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned
Awards
Academy Awards, USA, 1963: Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (Jean Bourgoin, Walter Wottitz) ; Best Effects, Special Effects (Robert MacDonald - visual, Jacques Maumont - audible)

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Zanuck, D. F., Annakin, K., Marton, A., Wicki, B., Ryan, C., Gary, R., Wayne, J., Mitchum, R., Fonda, H., Albert, E., Burton, R., More, K., Todd, R., Arletty., Barrault, J. L., Marquand, C., Blech, H. C., & Hinz, W. (2006). The longest day . 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Darryl Francis Zanuck et al.. 2006. The Longest Day. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Darryl Francis Zanuck et al.. The Longest Day 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2006.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Zanuck, Darryl Francis, et al. The Longest Day 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2006.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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