
In 1944, the U.S. Army and Allied forces plan a huge invasion landing in Normandy, France. Despite bad weather, General Dwight D. Eisenhower gives the okay and the Allies land at Normandy. General Norma Cota travels with his men onto Omaha Beach. With much effort, and lost life, they get off the beach, traveling deep into French territory. The German military, due to arrogance, ignorance and a sleeping Adolf Hitler, delay their response to the Allied landing, with crippling r... (Full plot summary below)
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In 1944, the U.S. Army and Allied forces plan a huge invasion landing in Normandy, France. Despite bad weather, General Dwight D. Eisenhower gives the okay and the Allies land at Normandy. General Norma Cota travels with his men onto Omaha Beach. With much effort, and lost life, they get off the beach, traveling deep into French territory. The German military, due to arrogance, ignorance and a sleeping Adolf Hitler, delay their response to the Allied landing, with crippling results.
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| Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)Bob BloomThe longest movie; the stunt of too many great actors in small roles wears thin. Saving Private Ryan did it better and in much less time. |
| eFilmCritic.comDavid CorneliusStill holds up as the best D-Day picture ever made. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyProduced by Zanuck, this WWII epic is the joint effort of 3 directors, no less than 5 writers, and numerous stars, including John Wayne. |
| Three Movie BuffsScott NashTechnically, this is a great, great movie. |
| Time OutGeoff AndrewOver-long and laden with the usual national stereotypes. |
| Radio TimesAllen EylesThe battle scenes are memorably staged and the major Hollywood stars fit in particularly well. |
| New York TimesBosley CrowtherIt is hard to think of a picture, aimed and constructed as this one was, doing any more or any better or leaving one feeling any more exposed to the horror of war than this one does. |
| Common Sense MediaRenee SchonfeldAuthentic 3-hour WWII D-Day drama; no graphic violence. |
| Groucho ReviewsPeter CanaveseThough the film makes a few egregious historical changes for dramatic effect, The Longest Day pretty much lives and dies by its scale. [Blu-Ray] |
| Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenJust look at the cast and try to resist the testosterone pull of this movie. |