| Description |
2 videodiscs (178 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Classic series (Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation)
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| System Details |
Blu-ray disc, widescreen ; English DTS HD 5.1 master lossless audio ; English 4.0 Dolby surround ; Spanish and French mono ; Dolby digital. |
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This is a Blu-ray disc and will not play in a standard DVD player. |
| Language |
In English, Spanish and French with subtitles in English, Mandarin and Cantonese. Closed captioned. |
| Note |
Title from disc. |
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Based on the book by Cornelius Ryan. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1962 ; 2008 DVD release. |
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Special features include: Disc 1. historical commentary with Mary Corey ; film commentary with Ken Annakin ; Disc 2. A day to remember featurette ; Longest day: a salute to courage featurette ; AMC backstory: the longest day : D-Day revisited documentary ; Richard Zanuck on The longest day featurette ; still gallery ; original theater trailer. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Cast |
Eddie Albert, Paul Anka, Richard Burton, Red Buttons, Sean Connery, Fabian, Mel Ferrer, Henry Fonda, Peter Lawford, Roddy McDowall, Sal Mineo, Robert Mitchum, George Segal, Rod Steiger, Robert Wagner, John Wayne. |
| Credits |
British exterior episodes directed by Ken Annakin ; American exterior episodes directed by Andres Marton ; German episodes directed by Bernhard Wicki. |
| Audience |
MPAA rated G. |
| Summary |
Re-enacts the military operation of D-Day from four points of view - the workings of the high commands of the American, English, French, and German forces in their battle scheme for Normandy. Largely filmed on actual invasion sites of France. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaign -- France -- Normandy -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Blu-ray discs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Zanuck, Darryl Francis, 1902-1979.
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Wayne, John, 1907-1979.
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Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982.
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Albert, Eddie.
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Connery, Sean.
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Ferrer, Mel.
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Lawford, Peter, 1923-1984.
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McDowall, Roddy.
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Mineo, Sal, 1939-1976.
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Mitchum, Robert.
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Segal, George.
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Steiger, Rod, 1925-2002.
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Annakin, Ken.
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Marton, Andrew.
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Wicki, Bernhard.
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Wagner, Robert, 1930-
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Anka, Paul.
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Burton, Richard, 1925-1984.
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Buttons, Red, 1919-2006.
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Ryan, Cornelius.
Longest day.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Note |
Title on container: Darryl F. Zanuck's The longest day |
| Standard No. |
024543519768 |
| Music No. |
2251976 Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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