The Longest Day(DVD English)

A film adaptation that was released quite soon after the novel of the same name by Cornelius Ryan was published, The Longest Day is a 2-time Academy Award-winning historical action-drama film that was helmed by Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton and Bernhard Wicki. Film rights acquired at a price of 175,000 American dollars, this absorbing movie hosts a star-studded ensemble cast that comprises of Western film icon, John Wayne, Kenneth More, Richard Todd, Golden Globe Award-winner Richard Burton, Academy Award-winner Sean Connery of James Bond fame, 2-time Golden Globe Award-winner Henry Fonda, Canadian singing sensation, Paul Anka and a few acclaimed others. Set within the span of the Second World War during the brutal times of the Normandy landings (D-Day), the storyline of this absolutely compelling tale focuses on the perspectives of various soldiers of the Allies of World War II and the German Nazi army; all of the viewpoints are interwoven to give you an accurate, insightful and intense look at the dark nature of one of the most astronomical wars to have ever occurred in human history.