The longest day / [Twentieth Century-Fox presents Darryl F. Zanuck's] ; screenplay by Cornelius Ryan, British exterior episodes directed by Ken Annakin ; American exterior episodes directed by Andrew Marton ; German episodes directed by Bernhard Wicki.

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Re-enacts the military operation of D-Day from four points of view--the workings of the high commands of the American, English, French, and German forces in their battle scheme for Normandy. Largely filmed on actual invasion sites in France.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors:	Darryl F. Zanuck Productions Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors:	Zanuck, Darryl Francis, 1902-1979 Annakin, Ken Marton, Andrew, 1904-1992 Wicki, Bernhard, 1919-2000 Wayne, John, 1907-1979 Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982 Burton, Richard, 1925-1984 Connery, Sean Mitchum, Robert Steiger, Rod, 1925-2002 Ryan, Cornelius
Language:	English French German Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:	English (5.0 surorund, Dolby surround) or French (Dolby surround) language soundtrack with optional subtitles in English and Spanish ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Published:	©2001
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > France > Normandy > Drama. Feature films. War films. Films for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Drama. War films. Films for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 178 min.) : DVD video, sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	Re-enacts the military operation of D-Day from four points of view--the workings of the high commands of the American, English, French, and German forces in their battle scheme for Normandy. Largely filmed on actual invasion sites in France.
Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1962. Based on the book by Cornelius Ryan. D-Day 50th Anniversary original black and white version of the motion picture, including the original Movietone News announcement of the invasion and the original movie trailer. Videorecording.
Call Number:	D756.5.N6 R92 2001 VideoDVD AF6 D0005642 VideoDVD
Audience:	Not rated by MPAA.
Awards:	Winner of two Academy Awards: Special effects and Cinematography, 1962.
Credits:	Photography, Jean Bourgoin, Walter Wottitz ; editor, Samuel E. Beetley ; music, Maurice Jarre.
System Details:	DVD.
Cast:	John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Richard Burton, Sean Connery, Robert Mitchum, Rod Steiger, Richard Todd, Red Buttons, Richard Beymer, Robert Ryan, Mel Ferrer.