Friday, December 8, 2017

The Longest Day (1962)

This movie is a story about the events of D-Day from both the German and Allied fronts.

I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring the late Eddie Albert [1906-2005] (Roman Holiday, General Hospital, Switch, California) as Col. Thompson, Paul Anka (Jaws, Zombieland, Goodfellas, Catch Me If You Can) as U.S. Army Ranger, the late Arletty [1898-1992] (Children of Paradise, Le Jour se Leve, Les Visiteurs du Soir, The Trip to Biarritz) as Madame Barrault, the late Jean-Louis Barrault [1910-1994] (Children of Paradise, The Night in Varennes, Chappagua, Oh! Les beaux jours) as Father Louis Roulland, Richard Beymer (West Side Story, Cross Country, Scream Free!, The Innerview) as Pvt. Werner Schultz, the late Hans Christian Blech [1915-1993] ( Colonel Red!, Wrong Move, Battle of the Bulge, Das Grobe Fest) as Maj. Werner Pluskat, the late Bourvil [1917-1970] (La Grande Varouille, Le Cercle Rouge, The Sucker, Clodo) as Mayor of Colleville, the late Richard Burton 1925-1984] (Who' s Afraid of Virginia, Where Eagles Dare, 1984, Becket) as Flying Officer David Campbell, the late Wolfgang Buttner [1912-1990] (Dunckel, Mauritius-Los, Tot oder lebendig, Sonntag) as Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel, the late Red Buttons [The Poseidon Adventure, Pete' s Dragon; They Shoot Horses, Don' t They?; ER) as Pvt. John Steele, the late Pauline Carton [1884-1974] (The Blood of a Poet, The Story of a Cheat, La Poison, Clodo) as Maid, Sean Connery (Dr. No, the Hunt for Red October, The Rock, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade) as Pvt. Flanagan, the late Ray Danton [1931-1992] (The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond, The Alaskans, Quincy M.E., Barnaby Jones) as Capt. Frank, the late Irina Demick [1936-2004] (The Sicilian Clan, Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes, The Visit, Tragic Ceremony) as Janine Boitard and Fred Dur (Stop Train 349, Town Without Pity, The Phony American, Rendenvous) as U.S. Army Ranger Major.





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