The Longest Day (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
starring: Eddie Albert, Paul Anka, Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, Richard Beymer
directed by: Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Bernhard Wicki
directed by: Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Bernhard Wicki
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An epic recreation of the allied invasion of normandy.Studio: TcfheRelease Date: 05/13/2008Starring: John Wayne Richard BurtonRun time: 179 minutesRating: Nr
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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
An epic recreation of the allied invasion of normandy.Studio: TcfheRelease Date: 05/13/2008Starring: John Wayne Richard BurtonRun time: 179 minutesRating: Nr
Amazon.com:
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
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: 
- Great vehicle for exposing popular actors of the time.
This is a 1962 attempt to be an accurate rendition of D day, based on Cornelius Ryan's book, "The Longest Day", when the allied forces of world war two crossed the English Channel and fought their way up the beaches of France.The whole film is of the events of that day.
The list of popular actors playing the parts of the various countries and ethnicities of the time is too long to mention in this review. However Eddy Albert (a method actor) was quite believable and contributed much ... Read More
Rating: 
- Anamorphic presentation not well focused
After having purchased the non-anamorphic version of "The Longest Day", one of the truly great war epics, I recently purchased the two-disc "Cinema Classics Collection" and was sorely disappointed with lack of clarity of the image when viewed on a 46" Samsung LCD.Compared to excellent B/W DVD releases such as Warner's presentation of "Citizen Kane" (1941) or Criterion's release of David Lean's "Great Expectations"(1946), this Fox release of "Longest Day" is totally unacceptable. To make matters ... Read More
Rating: - The Longest Day
I love this classic war movie! Because it has
the best Actor of all times is John Wayne. Well
anyway the movie looks really good on Blu-ray. But it
is not in color.But you should own it today and yes it's
a great movie.
Rating: 
- Good Copy
Nice reproduction.It was originally filmed in great quality.Not real sure if the Blue-ray version is that much better.I viewed it on a 720p 42" LCD.But the price made it worth it.
Rating: 
- Overrated and dated, but still a great subject
I've just been listening to a BBC program called "And The Academy Award Goes To..." when I heard a film reviewer make a sacrilegious statement, "The Longest Day is not a very good movie". I've felt that for years. The first weekend The Longest Day opened, my buddy & I rode the bus 14 miles into Seattle to see this. We were thrilled, but since we were watching through our clear 10 year old eyes, we could spot a "fakey" movie when we saw it. The use of Messerschmidt bf-108's was glaring, and of course most ... Read More
- Great vehicle for exposing popular actors of the time.This is a 1962 attempt to be an accurate rendition of D day, based on Cornelius Ryan's book, "The Longest Day", when the allied forces of world war two crossed the English Channel and fought their way up the beaches of France.The whole film is of the events of that day.
The list of popular actors playing the parts of the various countries and ethnicities of the time is too long to mention in this review. However Eddy Albert (a method actor) was quite believable and contributed much ... Read More
- Anamorphic presentation not well focused After having purchased the non-anamorphic version of "The Longest Day", one of the truly great war epics, I recently purchased the two-disc "Cinema Classics Collection" and was sorely disappointed with lack of clarity of the image when viewed on a 46" Samsung LCD.Compared to excellent B/W DVD releases such as Warner's presentation of "Citizen Kane" (1941) or Criterion's release of David Lean's "Great Expectations"(1946), this Fox release of "Longest Day" is totally unacceptable. To make matters ... Read More
- The Longest DayI love this classic war movie! Because it has
the best Actor of all times is John Wayne. Well
anyway the movie looks really good on Blu-ray. But it
is not in color.But you should own it today and yes it's
a great movie.
- Good CopyNice reproduction.It was originally filmed in great quality.Not real sure if the Blue-ray version is that much better.I viewed it on a 720p 42" LCD.But the price made it worth it.
- Overrated and dated, but still a great subjectI've just been listening to a BBC program called "And The Academy Award Goes To..." when I heard a film reviewer make a sacrilegious statement, "The Longest Day is not a very good movie". I've felt that for years. The first weekend The Longest Day opened, my buddy & I rode the bus 14 miles into Seattle to see this. We were thrilled, but since we were watching through our clear 10 year old eyes, we could spot a "fakey" movie when we saw it. The use of Messerschmidt bf-108's was glaring, and of course most ... Read More
