The longest day

Resource Information

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

Label

The longest day

Statement of responsibility

Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, Inc. & Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. ; 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, James Jones, David Pursall & Jack Seddon

Contributor

• Jürgens, Curd, 1915-1982
• Genn, Leo, 1905-1978
• Knox, Alexander
• Gary, Romain
• Korda, Vincent, 1896-1979
• Lawford, Peter, 1923-1984
• Fröbe, Gert, 1913-1988
• Forrest, Steve, 1925-2013
• Ledoux, Fernand, 1897-1993
• Marquand, Christian, 1927-2000
• Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982
• Martin, Dewey, 1923-2018
• Ferrer, Mel
• Fabian, 1943-
• Marton, Andrew, 1904-1992
• Eyck, Peter van, 1911-1969
• McDowall, Roddy
• Dür, Fred
• Medwin, Michael, 1923-
• Demick, Irina
• Mineo, Sal, 1939-1976
• Danton, Ray, 1931-1992
• Mitchum, Robert
• More, Kenneth, 1914-1982
• Connery, Sean
• Munch, Richard
• Carton, Pauline, 1884-1974
• O'Brien, Edmond, 1915-1985
• Büttner, Wolfgang, 1912-1990
• Buttons, Red, 1919-2006
• Phillips, Leslie, 1924-
• Preiss, Wolfgang, 1910-2002
• Burton, Richard, 1925-1984
• Bourvil, 1917-1970
• Pursall, David
• Randell, Ron, 1918-2005
• Bourgoin, Jean, 1913-1991
• Renaud, Madeleine, 1900-1994
• Blech, Hans Christian, 1925-1993
• Beymer, Richard, 1939-
• Rivière, Georges, 1920-
• Beetley, Samuel E.
• Rossington, Norman, 1928-1999
• Ryan, Cornelius
• Zanuck, Darryl Francis, 1902-1979
• Ryan, Robert, 1909-1973
• Barsacq, Léon, 1906-1969
• Barrault, Jean-Louis, 1910-1994
• Sands, Tommy, 1937-
• Seddon, Jack, 1924-2001
• Arletty, 1898-1992
• Segal, George
• Annakin, Ken
• Servais, Jean, 1910-1976
• Steiger, Rod, 1925-2002
• Anka, Paul
• Albert, Eddie
• Todd, Richard, 1919-2009
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
• Tryon, Thomas
• Wagner, Robert, 1930-
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
• Wattis, Richard
• Wayne, John, 1907-1979
• Darryl F. Zanuck Productions
• Whitman, Stuart
• Wicki, Bernhard, 1919-2000
• Wilson, Georges
• Wottitz, Walter
• Hinz, Werner, 1903-1985
• Helm, Peter, 1941-
• Hunter, Jeffrey, 1925-1969
• Houston, Donald, 1923-1991
• Haworth, Ted, 1917-1993
• Jarre, Maurice
• Hartmann, Paul, 1889-1977
• John, Karl
• Jones, James, 1921-1977
• Gregson, John, 1919-1975

Actor

• Hinz, Werner, 1903-1985
• Houston, Donald, 1923-1991
• Büttner, Wolfgang, 1912-1990
• O'Brien, Edmond, 1915-1985
• Carton, Pauline, 1884-1974
• Munch, Richard
• More, Kenneth, 1914-1982
• Connery, Sean
• Danton, Ray, 1931-1992
• Mitchum, Robert
• Demick, Irina
• Mineo, Sal, 1939-1976
• Medwin, Michael, 1923-
• Dür, Fred
• McDowall, Roddy
• Eyck, Peter van, 1911-1969
• Fabian, 1943-
• Ferrer, Mel
• Martin, Dewey, 1923-2018
• Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982
• Marquand, Christian, 1927-2000
• Forrest, Steve, 1925-2013
• Ledoux, Fernand, 1897-1993
• Lawford, Peter, 1923-1984
• Fröbe, Gert, 1913-1988
• Genn, Leo, 1905-1978
• Knox, Alexander
• Jürgens, Curd, 1915-1982
• Gregson, John, 1919-1975
• Hartmann, Paul, 1889-1977
• John, Karl
• Hunter, Jeffrey, 1925-1969
• Helm, Peter, 1941-
• Wilson, Georges
• Whitman, Stuart
• Wayne, John, 1907-1979
• Wattis, Richard
• Wagner, Robert, 1930-
• Tryon, Thomas
• Albert, Eddie
• Todd, Richard, 1919-2009
• Anka, Paul
• Steiger, Rod, 1925-2002
• Servais, Jean, 1910-1976
• Segal, George
• Arletty, 1898-1992
• Barrault, Jean-Louis, 1910-1994
• Sands, Tommy, 1937-
• Ryan, Robert, 1909-1973
• Rossington, Norman, 1928-1999
• Beymer, Richard, 1939-
• Rivière, Georges, 1920-
• Renaud, Madeleine, 1900-1994
• Blech, Hans Christian, 1925-1993
• Randell, Ron, 1918-2005
• Bourvil, 1917-1970
• Burton, Richard, 1925-1984
• Preiss, Wolfgang, 1910-2002
• Buttons, Red, 1919-2006
• Phillips, Leslie, 1924-

Art director

• Korda, Vincent, 1896-1979
• Barsacq, Léon, 1906-1969
• Haworth, Ted, 1917-1993

Director of photography

• Wottitz, Walter
• Bourgoin, Jean, 1913-1991

Editor of moving image work

• Beetley, Samuel E.

Film director

• Annakin, Ken
• Wicki, Bernhard, 1919-2000
• Marton, Andrew, 1904-1992

Film producer

• Zanuck, Darryl Francis, 1902-1979

Production company

• Darryl F. Zanuck Productions
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Publisher

• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc

Screenwriter

• Pursall, David
• Gary, Romain
• Jones, James, 1921-1977
• Ryan, Cornelius
• Seddon, Jack, 1924-2001

Subject

• War films
• World War (1939-1945)
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France | Normandy -- Drama
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama
• Feature films
• Feature films
• 1900-1999
• Drama
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Motion pictures and the war
• France -- Normandy
• Historical films
• Historical films
• History
• Military campaigns
• Normandy (France) -- History -- 20th century
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• War and motion pictures
• War films

Genre

• War films
• Feature films
• Historical films
• History
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Drama

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• spa
• eng
• eng

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 in France

Member of

• Fox war classics

Awards note

Winner of two Academy Awards: Special effects and Cinematography, 1962.

Cataloging source

JBL

Characteristic

videorecording

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Credits note

Musical score composed by Maurice Jarre ; photography, Jean Bourgoin, Walter Wottitz ; art directors, Ted Aworth, Leon Barsacq, Vincent Korda ; editor, Samuel E. Beetley

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA Rating: Rated G

Language note

English (5.0 surround, Dolby surround) or French (Dolby surround) language soundtrack with optional subtitles in English and Spanish ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired

LC call number

PN1997

LC item number

.L66 2001

PerformerNote

Eddie Albert, Paul Anka, Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, Richard Beymer, Hans Christian Blech, Bourvil, Richard Burton, Wolfgang Büttner, Red Buttons, Pauline Carton, Sean Connery, Ray Danton, Irina Demich, Fred Dür, Fabian, Mel Ferrer, Henry Fonda, Steve Forrest, Gert Fröbe, Leo Genn, John Gregson, Paul Hartmann, Peter Helm, Werner Hinz, Donald Houston, Jeff Hunter, Karl John, Curt Jürgens, Alexander Knox, Peter Lawford, Fernand Ledoux, Christian Marquand, Dewey Martin, Roddy McDowall, Michael Medwin, Sal Mineo, Robert Mitchum, Kenneth More, Richard Münch, Edmond O'Brien, Leslie Phillips, Wolfgang Preiss, Ron Randell, Madeleine Renaud, Georges Riviere, Norman Rossington, Robert Ryan, Tommy Sands, George Segal, Jean Servais, Rod Steiger, Richard Todd, Tom Tryon, Peter Van Eyck, Robert Wagner, Richard Wattis, Stuart Whitman, Georges Wilson, John Wayne

Runtime

178

Series statement

Fox war classics

Technique

live action