The Longest Day (1962) - Ouistreham

The Longest Day is a 1962 war film based on the 1959 history book The Longest Day by Cornelius Ryan, about "D-Day", the invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944, during World War II.

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• Longest
• Day
• DDay
• Operation
• Overlord
• Allies
• Axis
• World
• War
• WW2
• WWII

[LocMgr]

One of the great battle scenes in the film and well...ever.

This is why The Longest Day won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography.

What is so brilliant here is that first helicopter shot. And it was one of the first helicopter shots, too. Mitchell NC camera up in the air. The scope of the shot is phenomenal...And it's so well coordinated. Everything happens in front of the camera. Stunning cinema.

[moongazer50]

Note this scene is all one take, how skilled is that !

[bleushift]

@djjmria they are french commandos and you are an ignorant idiot

[MrGoblin60]

Assuming that this is an accurate depiction of the battle, one wonders why those gallant Frogs didn't get air support. A couple of riads by Thunderbolts or P51's on the buildings used by the Germans would have neutralised most of their firepower and quickly.

[LordGeorgeRodney]

@Giranialuffsfishies wrong only 150 French landed on D-Day these men were under Lord Lovat's command

[LordGeorgeRodney]

That was a British tank at the end..

[Giranialuffsfishies]

@djjmria They were Free French forces. There were several brigades of French soldiers fighting for the allies on D-Day, all under the overall command of Gen. DeGaulle.

[djjmria]

@bengacris lol, no shit sherlock

[bengacris]

@djjmria they're british, it's just the french version.

[djjmria]

why are french soldiers fighting, they didnt do shit

[sharqi666]

i just love that the first action sequence is just one long panning shot, don't think i seen anything like it in any other movie

[riptorrex]

One of my favorite fighting scenes of all time. I love the aerial perspective of the initial wave. It really exemplifies the charge them or you get killed philosophy. If you stay in the same place too long the enemy will spot you and know you are there. The mortars and big guns will start to rain in on you.