the longest day is a very realistic portrayal of D-day except for John Wayne thinking he's still a cowboy, i'm sure he said pilgrim many times but it was edited out.
2007-04-26 21:10:37 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Although The Longest Day is a fine depiction of the events of D-Day, the best I've seen that conveys the human experience of the D-Day landings (besides Saving Private Ryan) is Sam Fuller's The Big Red One (1980)--Fuller, a D-Day vet, filmed a harrowing re-creation, focusing on one platoon trying to survive the hellish beachhead---and that was just oneof the platoon's adventures in the film.
2007-04-27 01:57:56 · answer #1 · answered by Palmerpath 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In 1939 the British Government put together the British Expeditionary Force the go to France to aid the French army in their fight against the Germans who were invading France. The French army had poor leadership and was out dated and out gunned with low moral, the British force was just to small. The French and the British were continually forced back by superior forces and by mid 1940 they had been push back to the town of Dunkirk. The British Government organised a rescue operation at first using the docks later they move onto the beaches, here the troops were being picked up by small boats then transferred to larger ones off shore, during all this time they were being shelled and bombed. when the rescue finished a large proportion of the British force and some of the remaining French army had been returned to England although all the their equipment had been lost. D Day was in 1944 and is when the British, American and forces from other countries re-invaded France. As a point of interest the film Saving Private Ryan is one the few films to give a reasonably accurate view of the real horror of total war.
2016-05-20 02:19:12 · answer #2 · answered by caterina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I agree, you brought back a funny memory. When I was in Vietnam in a secure base camp, we watched the longest day at a rigged outdoor screen. When the beach assault took place , we were hit for real, but because of the movie we reacted much too slowly. They didn't get through that night and that was the first and last movie we saw in country.
Being a Marine, beach assault are a large part of what we do.
Saving private Ryan was much more graphic and real. being in it you see much less because you're busy and things happen in a flash. We had a course called the John Wayne course. Every branch of the service has had at least one movie made with John Wayne as a member in heroic style.
2007-04-28 04:59:05 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah.....Private Ryan was a little TOO realistic for my weak stomach. As soon as that guy picked up his own arm I headed for the lobby and stayed there for the next 15 minutes until I was sure it was over. I could see why some men who were actually there refuse to talk about it. I have a great- uncle who was a driver for Gen Patton and he came back with horrible Shell Shock (that's what they used to call PTSD) and he would NEVER talk about it.
2007-04-26 21:17:52 · answer #4 · answered by katjam234 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd agree, the Longest Day was the most factual and realistic. The documentary style also added to its realism. And I have no problem with the Duke's portrayal of Col. Vandervoort.
2007-04-27 03:55:52 · answer #5 · answered by Bob Mc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i havnt seen the longest day but i really like saving private ryan so i guess ill have to watch it.
2007-05-02 13:09:52 · answer #6 · answered by Jon not John!!!! 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hell yeah! too bad it was black and white though. Still that movie looked like it was actual footage. PURE GENIUS!!! Saving Private Ryan also rocked!!
2007-04-26 22:27:37 · answer #7 · answered by ProFessa_Connartyst 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah it was a great film.
2007-04-26 21:14:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋