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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 of France.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ryan, Cornelius (Author, Screenwriter)
Corporate Authors: Cinemascope (Firm), Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors: Zanuck, Darryl Francis, 1902-1979 (Producer), Gary, Romain (Screenwriter), Annakin, Ken (Director), Marton, Andrew, 1904-1992 (Director), Wicki, Bernhard, 1919-2000 (Director), Wayne, John, 1907-1979 (Actor), Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982 (Actor), Albert, Eddie (Actor), Connery, Sean (Actor), Ferrer, Mel (Actor), Lawford, Peter, 1923-1984 (Actor), McDowall, Roddy (Actor), Mineo, Sal, 1939-1976 (Actor), Mitchum, Robert (Actor), Segal, George (Actor), Steiger, Rod, 1925-2002 (Actor), Wagner, Robert, 1930- (Actor), Anka, Paul (Actor), Burton, Richard, 1925-1984 (Actor), Buttons, Red, 1919-2006 (Actor)
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:English
Spanish
French
Language Notes:English, Spanish or French soundtracks; with optional subtitles in English, Mandarin and Cantonese; closed captioned.
Published: Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2012]
Series:Own the moments.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > France > Normandy > Drama.
War films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Historical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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 of France.
Item Description:"Disc 1."--Disc surface.
Based on the book by Cornelius Ryan.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1962.
Special features include: historical commentary with Mary Corey ; film commentary with Ken Annakin, trailers.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (178 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Blu-ray disc; 1080p ; aspect ratio: 2.35; original aspect ratio: 2.35:1; English DTS HD 5.1 master lossless audio (English), Dolby Digital mono (Spanish or French) or 4.0 Dolby Digital (English); requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:MPAA rated G.
Production Credits:Photography, Jean Bourgoin, Walter Wottitz; editing, Samuel E. Beetley; music, Paul Anka, Maurica Jarrre; arrengement by Mitch Miller.