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Saw this war film upon release in 1962, recently rewatched it on AMC;
seemed well executed production, but got feeling that film was something of a glaring showcase for its '42 stars'. I would have enjoyed film more if there
were near- zero # of stars!(Not that I think that 'stars' are invariably distracting, but overemphasis can be.)
How bout you?
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I appreciate the movie for its broad scale. Virtually all modern war movies focus on a small band of soldiers - always depicted as hapless victims of circumstance - who are just trying to survive. We get very little sense of them accomplishing a mission larger than themselves which would give their sacrifices and deaths some dignity and meaning. We, the viewers, are meant to sympathize with their plight but not to appreciate what they accomplished.
"The Longest Day", if not as realistic in showing the horrors of war as modern war movies do, at least tries to give an idea of the herculean logistics and strategy involved in the invasion as well as showing the progession of events from various perspectives (American, British, German, French resistance, etc) while also giving us annecdotal stories of the common soldiers.
Aptly stated Dalton. ~AH
It is a nice executed film, who still make fun to see.
It will survive in spite of its Stars overkill...:0)
I have always liked this BECAUSE of the stars. My favorite sequnce is the Free French attack on that town whose name I forget. beautiful cinematography, action, and direction.
When THE LONGEST DAY was being made the studios were scrambling to take back some of the audience it had lost to TV. Some of the formulas to do this was wide screens with stereo sound, road shows engagements, and as many stars as possible in cameo appearances. The film was well executed and the black and white cinematography is premo. Ray Hughes
As you may recall, minor-sequence star Sal Mineo's character burst into a
brief nova via a disasterous fluke! Also, actor who played Ike looked
uncannily similar to him. ~AH
with dignity. Especially Rommel, Von Runstead, Jodel, the chain of command was much more apparent than the American chain of command. Another good attempt is THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. You really should see these films in a 70mm theater. Ray
"I take you as you are
And make of you what I will,
Skunk-bear, carcajou, bloodthirsty
Non-survivor.
Lord, let me die but not die out." THE LAST WOLVERINE by James Dickey
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