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The Longest Day (1962)

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The Longest Day, sebuah film perang bikinan tahun 1962 yang menggambarkan invasi D-Day di Normandia, didasarkan pada buku berjudul ‘The Longest Day‘ oleh Cornelius Ryan (yang kelak akan menelurkan buku adaptasi film perang yang tak kalah hebat A Bridge Too Far).
Film ini disutradarai oleh Ken Annakin, Andrew Manon, Gerd Oswald, Bernhard Wicki dan Darryl F. Zanuck (yang juga produser film). Seperti daftar panjang direksi, daftar panjang bintang film ini termasuk nama-nama seperti John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, Sean Connery dan Jurgens Curd, serta aktor ternama dari tiga negara.
Fakta bahwa film itu memenangkan Academy Awards untuk Sinematografi Terbaik dan Best Special Effects, berbicara banyak tentang penggambaran realistis perang di The Longest Day.
Dengan anggaran diperkirakan sekitar $ 10 juta pada waktu itu yang apabila mengalami inflasi di Zaman ini akan beroleh angka ratusan juta dollar.
Film itu adalah film hitam dan putih yang paling mahal yang pernah dibuat . Dan lantas menginspirasikan film film dari sudut pandang banyak pihak, dan tidak memperlihatkan bahwa musuh adalah mereka yang bodoh dan jahat.

Menceritakan kisah invasi D-Day dari Normandia dalam Perang Dunia II. Ada puluhan karakter, beberapa terlihat hanya sebentar, yang bersama-sama merangkai kisah cerita invasi yang terdiri dari lima operasi yang terpisah.

The Longest Day is a 1962 war film based on the 1959 book The Longest Day by Cornelius Ryan, about the D-Day landings at Normandy on June 6, 1944, during World War II. The film was produced by Darryl F. Zanuck, who paid author Ryan $175,000 for the film rights.[3] The screenplay was by Ryan, with additional material written by Romain Gary, James Jones, David Pursall and Jack Seddon. It was directed by Ken Annakin (British and French exteriors), Andrew Marton (American exteriors), and Bernhard Wicki (German scenes).

The Longest Day, which was made in black and white, features a large ensemble cast including John Wayne, Kenneth More, Richard Todd, Robert Mitchum, Richard Burton, Steve Forrest, Sean Connery, Henry Fonda, Red Buttons, Peter Lawford, Eddie Albert, Jeffrey Hunter, Stuart Whitman, Tom Tryon, Rod Steiger, Leo Genn, Gert Fröbe, Irina Demick, Bourvil, Curt Jürgens, Robert Wagner, Paul Anka and Arletty. Many of these actors played roles that were essentially cameo appearances. In addition, several cast members – including Fonda, Genn, More, Steiger and Todd – saw action as servicemen during the war, with Todd actually being among the first British officers to land in Normandy in Operation Overlord and he in fact participated in the assault on Pegasus Bridge.

The film employed several Axis and Allied military consultants who had been actual participants on D-Day. Many had their roles re-enacted in the film. These included: Günther Blumentritt (a former German general), James M. Gavin (an American general), Frederick Morgan (Deputy Chief of Staff at SHAEF), John Howard (who led the airborne assault on the Pegasus Bridge), Lord Lovat (who commanded the 1st Special Service Brigade), Philippe Kieffer (who led his men in the assault on Ouistreham), Pierre Koenig (who commanded the Free French Forces in the invasion), Max Pemsel (a German general), Werner Pluskat (the major who was the first German officer to see the invasion fleet), Josef "Pips" Priller (the hot-headed pilot) and Lucie Rommel (widow of German Gen. Erwin Rommel).
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