The longest day

This is perhaps one of the most ambitious, epic WW2 films to have been made; certainly it is the last of the classic B&W films made about the subject. Featuring an all-star cast (John Wayne, Richard Burton, Kurt Jurgens... even a cameo by Sean Connery!), it comprehensively details the build-up and execution of the Normandy landings in 1944, taking care to show how the event was perceived by Allied and Axis soldiers and commanders, as well as the Free French resistance. This is a film that takes great care in documenting the events of the day, without lapsing into sickly sentimentalism or getting distracted with fictional characters' personal lives (a failing of many WW2 movies since about 1970), or over-emphasising any one nation's importance in the operation (although, admittedly, Canadians may feel a little short-changed). Classic moments abound, notably the landing at St.Mere-Eglise and the soldier who gets caught in the church steeple, the frustrations of the front-line German commanders and fighters, and the numerous cameos for film nerds to keep track of. Won 2 Oscars. Single AVI file.

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vietvet52 (2007-12-30)

this is the best war movie ever, i seen it when it first came out, all star cast, thanks

hekthore (2008-02-12)

Thanks!!

Latiino (2008-03-15)

subs?

Posthumous (2008-04-21)

DivorcedWithChildren: How did you fit this 3hr. movie into a 700MB avi.?

Posthumous (2008-04-28)

No subs! Anybody speak English, German and French?!

Ritxard (2008-05-08)

mais selbstverständlich buddy

yasiths (2008-05-09)

Guys, this is a Black and White version... The original film is colored and it adds sense to the movie, but this B&W version sucks...

LuckyStrikeNor (2008-05-22)

IMDB say it's b&w... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056197/
"With a $10,000,000 budget, this was the most expensive black & white film ever made until Schindler's List (1993)."

TheMaJ (2008-05-31)

It certainly was B/W I've only ever seen the colorised version once in the early nineties, if anyone has a copy a torrent would be nice.

ranapuree (2008-07-01)

Did you know John Wayne lied to avoid service in the war. Not quite as hypocritical as George Bush, who recently told troops headed for Afghanistan that he envies them, and that if he were younger and didn't have a day job he would go with them.