The longest day

Resource Information

The work The longest day represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Dallas Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

The longest day

Statement of responsibility

British exterior episodes directed by Ken Annakin ; American exterior episodes directed by Andrew Marton ; German episodes directed by Bernhard Wicki ; produced by Darryl F. Zanuck ; screenplay by Cornelius Ryan ; additional episodes written by Romain Gary ... [and others] ; Twentieth Century Fox

Contributor

• Danton, Ray, 1931-1992
• Fabian, 1943-
• Ferrer, Mel
• Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982
• Forrest, Steve, 1925-
• Gary, Romain
• Lawford, Peter, 1923-1984
• MacDonald, Robert
• Marton, Andrew, 1904-1992
• Maumont, Jacques
• McDowall, Roddy
• Medwin, Michael, 1923-
• Mineo, Sal., 1939-1976
• Mitchum, Robert
• More, Kenneth, 1914-1982
• O'Brien, Edmond, 1915-1985
• Ryan, Cornelius
• Sands, Tommy, 1937-
• Segal, George
• Steiger, Rod, 1925-2002
• Wagner, Robert, 1930-
• Wayne, John, 1907-1979
• Wicki, Bernhard, 1919-2000
• Zanuck, Darryl Francis, 1902-1979
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
• Albert, Eddie
• Anka, Paul
• Annakin, Ken
• Barrault, Jean Louis., 1910-1994
• Beymer, Richard, 1939-
• Burton, Richard, 1925-1984
• Buttons, Red, 1919-2006
• Connery, Sean

Subject

• Feature films
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France | Normandy -- Drama
• War films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Film adaptations

Genre

• War films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Film adaptations
• Feature films
• Drama

Language

• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng

Summary

A recreation of the June 6th, 1944 Allied invasion of France from the perspectives of both sides

Member of

• Longest day (Motion picture)

Awards note

Academy Awards for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (Bourgoin, Wottitz); Special Effects (Robert MacDonald, visual effects; Jacques Maumont, audible effects)

Cataloging source

ICrlFAR

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Photography, Jean Bourgoin, Walter Wottitz ; editor, Samuel E. Beetley ; musical score composed and conducted by Maurice Jarre

Dewey number

• [Fic]
• 813/.54

Intended audience

• MPAA rating: G
• 3-adult

Intended audience source

BWI

Language note

Soundtrack in English or French; subtitles in Spanish; closed-captioned

LC call number

PN1997

LC item number

.L66 2000

PerformerNote

Eddie Albert, Paul Anka, Jean-Louis Barrault, Richard Beymer, Richard Burton, Red Buttons, Sean Connery, Ray Danton, Fabian, Mel Ferrer, Henry Fonda, Steve Forrest, Peter Lawford, Roddy McDowall, Michael Medwin, Sal Mineo, Robert Mitchum, Kenneth More, Edmond O'Brien, Tommy Sands, George Segal, Rod Steiger, Robert Wagner, John Wayne

Runtime

178

Series statement

Fox war classics

Target audience

general

Technique

live action