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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.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors: Zanuck, Darryl Francis, 1902-1979, Annakin, Ken, Marton, Andrew, 1904-1992, Wicki, Bernhard, 1919-2000, Ryan, Cornelius, Wayne, John, 1907-1979, Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982, Burton, Richard, 1925-1984, Connery, Sean, Mitchum, Robert, Steiger, Rod, 1925-2002, Todd, Richard, 1919-2009, Buttons, Red, 1919-2006, Beymer, Richard, 1939-, Ryan, Robert, 1909-1973, Ferrer, Mel, Jarre, Maurice
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Language Notes:Sundtracks: English (5.0 surround and Dolby surround), and French (Dolby surround); optional subtitles in English and Spanish.
Closed-captioned.
Published: Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2001]
Edition:Widescreen version.
Series:Fox war classics.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > France > Normandy > Drama.
War films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Motion pictures, American.
Feature films.
Description
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.
Item Description:Based on the book by Cornelius Ryan.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1962 by Darryl F. Zanuck Productions and Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.
THX digitally mastered.
Aspect ratio 2.35:1.
Special feature: Original theatrical trailer.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 DVD-video (approximately 178 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; Dolby digital.
Audience:MPAA rating: G.
Awards:Academy Awards, 1962: Best B/W Cinematography (Jean Bourgoin, Walter Wottitz), Best Special Effects (Robert MacDonald (Visual), Jacques Maumont (Audible))
Production Credits:Photography, Jean Bourgoin, Walter Wottitz ; editor, Samuel E. Beetley ; music, Maurice Jarre.