On June 6, 1944, one of the most critical events in history took place — D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy, France, which was the catalyst to the eventual end of World War II. Various films have told the story of this event, but one of the best accounts of the day is the film THE LONGEST DAY read more
The Longest Day
Directed by Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton and Bernhard Wicki
Written by Cornelius Ryan et al from Ryan’s book
1962/USA
Darryl F. Zanuck Production/Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
First viewing/Netflix Instant Yet another 1962 movie for my “Ten Favorite New-to-Me Fi read more
Today marks the 71st anniversary of allied invasion of Europe on June 6, 1944. The 1962 film The Longest Day tells the story of many soldiers and civilians who participated in D-Day, including Pvt. John Steele (above), a paratrooper who is played by Red Buttons in one of the movie's most memorable s read more
Seventy years ago today, Allied forces stormed Omaha Beach in the Normandy Invasion, known as D-Day. A few of those soldiers were established actors or later pursued a career in Hollywood. Here are a few of those men that served in D-Day: Lt Col David Niven, Royal Marine Commando, Normandy 1944 Dav read more
The Longest Day is a three-hour opus following all the events leading up to and in execution of D-Day. This 1962 docudrama has the distinction of being the most expensive black and white film made at the time (it would be ousted by Schindler’s List). At a diffuse three-hours the title isn read more
Many of my generation have grandfathers who served in WWII. Each have their individual stories, whether they were in the Pacific, Europe or just waiting. My Papa never talked about it, but he was one of the thousands of men who stormed the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. Knowing that has always read more
