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The Longest Day
The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.
IMDB 7.8
RT 87%
Metacritic 75
StarsEddie AlbertPaul AnkaArlettyJean-Louis Barrault
DirectorKen AnnakinAndrew MartonGerd OswaldBernhard WickiDarryl F. Zanuck
WriterCornelius Ryan (screenplay)Cornelius Ryan (book)Romain Gary (additional episodes written by)James Jones (additional episodes written by)David Pursall (additional episodes written by)Jack Seddon (additional episodes written by)

AwardsWon 2 Oscars
  • Best Achievement in Visual EffectsWinner
    R.A. MacDonald, Jacques Maumont
  • Best Achievement in Cinematography, Black-and-WhiteWinner
    Jean Bourgoin, Walter Wottitz
  • Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White
    Ted Haworth, Léon Barsacq, Vincent Korda, Gabriel Béchir
  • Best Achievement in Film Editing
    Samuel E. Beetley
  • Best Motion Picture of the Year
    Darryl F. Zanuck

CountryUSA