The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.
- Won 2 Oscars
- 8 wins & 6 nominations total
Irina Demick
- Janine Boitard
- (as Irina Demich)
- Directors
- Ken Annakin(British exterior episodes)
- Andrew Marton(American exterior episodes)
- Gerd Oswald(scenes deleted) (French exterior episodes) (parachuting scenes in Sainte-Mère-Église) (uncredited)
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhile clearing a section of the Normandy beach near Pointe du Hoc, the crew unearthed a tank that had been buried in the sand since the original invasion. Mechanics cleaned it off, fixed it up and it was used in the movie as part of the British tank regiment.
- GoofsA compound fracture of the ankle indicates blood and/or protruding bones, of which Vandervoort's ankle had none. It also would have been impossible to put any weight on the ankle.
- Quotes
Flight Officer David Campbell: The thing that's always worried me about being one of the few is the way we keep on getting fewer.
- Crazy creditsThere is a 20-second overture on a black screen, no 20th Century Fox logo (in spite of this being one of their most expensive productions), and a six-minute cold open before the title is displayed. Apart from the title, there are no credits at the beginning of the film. All cast and crew credits are at the end of the film.
- Alternate versionsSome video copies omits Jean Servais scenes as a Free French admiral making a short speech to his crew before the shore bombardments starts.
- ConnectionsEdited into All This and World War II (1976)
Featured review
The last good WW2 film made by people "who were there"
This is perhaps one of the most ambitious, epic WW2 films to have been made; certainly it is the last of the classic B&W films made about the subject. Featuring an all-star cast (John Wayne, Richard Burton, Kurt Jurgens... even a cameo by Sean Connery!), it comprehensively details the build-up and execution of the Normandy landings in 1944, taking care to show how the event was perceived by Allied and Axis soldiers and commanders, as well as the Free French resistance. This is a film that takes great care in documenting the events of the day, without lapsing into sickly sentimentalism or getting distracted with fictional characters' personal lives (a failing of many WW2 movies since about 1970), or over-emphasising any one nation's importance in the operation (although, admittedly, Canadians may feel a little short-changed).
Classic moments abound, notably the landing at St.Mere-Eglise and the soldier who gets caught in the church steeple, the frustrations of the front-line German commanders and fighters, and the numerous cameos for film nerds to keep track of.
If you want a wartime romance, or an appearance by Matt Damon or Ben Affleck, or long, loving shots of the Stars & Stripes in slo-mo, or a gritty blood'n'guts fest, you'll be disappointed. This film has broader concerns, and was made with much more thoroughness. There is no agenda at work here, pro-war or anti-. It is solely concerned with documenting Operation "Overlord" for the film-going public, and succeeds brilliantly; a shame then, that it has not made the top 50 war films list.
A must-see for any fan of war films.
Classic moments abound, notably the landing at St.Mere-Eglise and the soldier who gets caught in the church steeple, the frustrations of the front-line German commanders and fighters, and the numerous cameos for film nerds to keep track of.
If you want a wartime romance, or an appearance by Matt Damon or Ben Affleck, or long, loving shots of the Stars & Stripes in slo-mo, or a gritty blood'n'guts fest, you'll be disappointed. This film has broader concerns, and was made with much more thoroughness. There is no agenda at work here, pro-war or anti-. It is solely concerned with documenting Operation "Overlord" for the film-going public, and succeeds brilliantly; a shame then, that it has not made the top 50 war films list.
A must-see for any fan of war films.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Najduzi dan
- Filming locations
- Pointe du Hoc, Cricqueville-en-Bessin, Calvados, France(on location, landing below cliffs)
- Production company
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Box office
- Budget
- $10,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 58 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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