The Longest Day | Eddie Albert, Paul Anka | Arguably the best war movie ever made

The Longest Day | Eddie Albert, Paul Anka | the longest day

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The Longest Day

	The Longest Day Eddie Albert, Paul Anka 20th Century Fox, 1998 average customer review:based on 197 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

After seeing Saving Private Ryan, this epic tale about the Normandy invasion will look sanitized. But in its re-creation of events leading to the epochal battle, the film is captivating and grand, and the parade of famous actors who cross the screen naturally give the already charged action even more of a boost. Three directors worked on it: Ken Annakin (Battle of the Bulge), Andrew Marton (Crack in the World), and Bernhard Wicki (this film being his only credit). --Tom Keogh

Arguably the best war movie ever made

Some critics agree with me -- this is one of the very best. I first time I saw this movie was shortly after it was released, and it continues to hold my attention 40+ years later. While some may think it's boring, not enough action ... well, that's the way war is. This movie shows the complicated planning and thought that went into the D-Day invasion. The hours upon hours of boredom. And then suddenly, you get the word to go. There is confusion, stupidity, heroism ... it shows it all.

Many, many of the accounts in this movie are true to history. These were ordinary men on all sides who were caught up in history. The casting is terrific. My personal favorite is Kenneth More (and his dog). But others are outstanding - as usual - Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, Eddie Arnold, and of course, John Wayne. For those who question The Duke's acting ability, just watch his reaction at seeing the paratroopers hanging from trees. That's acting. Other notable performances are Red Buttons, Robert Wagner, Richard Burton, Sal Mineo and Jeffrey Hunter. But be prepared: with a cast this size, some of them come and go before you realize it.

And it's one of the last classic black and white films. As a history and war movie buff, that is a big plus.

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the longest day

This is a great film for the events that happened on D-Day. I wish they had John Wayne in the 101st, oh well still a great movie

Why oh Why is this Region Locked

I find it incredible that a film that was made in 1962 and is about how our two country's came together in battle has been released with the Region locked, what justification can there be, that the US gets the film, but we in Europe can't buy it, I can understand if it was a new film but come on, made in 1962, a film about europe, stars many european stars of the day, a conflict we shared but I can't buy it in the UK, this stinks, so much for investing in Blue-Ray at least HDDVD was region free.

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Yup it was long alright

I made a mistake and bought the BD version of this movie. I already owned the DVD. (Dumb). Yeah it's black and white alright. The movie is good but somehow seems to just drone along. Nothing really jumps out and gives you anything to be satisfied. Probably watched best with a diet coke, or a light beer, sugarless cookies, or some of those Olestra potato chips

Action war movie with all star cast.

Enjoyed this War movie, but it is in black and white. It does have an all star cast. It has great action and fine actors through out the movie. It is on blu-ray with great picture detail but sound is not quite 5.1 nor is it colorized. I think it should be remastered with color (colorized) and with 5.1 sound added. Thus it is why I rate it at 3 out of 5.

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