Le jour le plus long

Titre original : The Longest Day

1962
G
2h 58m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

7,7/10

61 k

MA NOTE

Richard Burton, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, John Wayne, Sean Connery, Sal Mineo, Eddie Albert, Richard Beymer, Red Buttons, Jeffrey Hunter, Roddy McDowall, Rod Steiger, Robert Wagner, Paul Anka, Arletty, Mel Ferrer, Steve Forrest, Gert Fröbe, Fabian, Jean-Louis Barrault, Bourvil, Ray Danton, Irina Demick, Leo Genn, Henry Grace, John Gregson, Paul Hartmann, Werner Hinz, Curd Jürgens, Alexander Knox, Peter Lawford, Christian Marquand, Kenneth More, Edmond O'Brien, Ron Randell, Madeleine Renaud, Robert Ryan, Tommy Sands, Richard Todd, Tom Tryon, Peter van Eyck, and Stuart Whitman in Le jour le plus long (1962)

Theatrical Trailer from 20th Century Fox

Liretrailer3 min 08 s

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Historical Epic War Epic Action Drama History War

Les événements du débarquement en Normandie racontés à grande échelle du point de vue des Alliés et de l'Allemagne.Les événements du débarquement en Normandie racontés à grande échelle du point de vue des Alliés et de l'Allemagne.Les événements du débarquement en Normandie racontés à grande échelle du point de vue des Alliés et de l'Allemagne.

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A remporté 2 oscars
- 8 victoires et 6 nominations au total

Anecdotes
While 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.

Gaffes
The American paratroopers are incorrectly shown jumping with a jumpmaster standing in the plane and commanding them to "Go!" "Go!" one at a time. On D-Day, as on all combat jumps, the jumpmaster was always first out the door, with the rest of the paratroopers following immediately behind him, exiting the plane as fast as they could in order to land as close together as possible.

Citations
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.

Générique farfelu
There 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.

Autres versions
Some video copies omits Jean Servais scenes as a Free French admiral making a short speech to his crew before the shore bombardments starts.

Connexions
Edited into All This and World War II (1976)

Bandes originales
The Longest Day
Written by Paul Anka
Performed by Mitch Miller with His Orchestra and Chorus

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Commentaire en vedette

8/10

Still a classic after 42 years!

Invariably compared with "Saving Private Ryan" (SPR), this scores over the more modern work because of the focus on all the major sides of the action (British, American, French and German).

All languages are used (with subtitles as appropriate - eg the Germans speak in German, etc).

While true that the battle scenes are not gory as SPR's, and that the sounds of battle are muted during the dialog (unlike SPR's), it should be borne in mind that in '62, the audience rating of the time *was* a General Release ("G" in the US, "A" in the UK (I'm guessing for the UK, but it is now PG)) - which more detail would not have allowed.

I think part of the purpose of this film is to allow *everyone* to see what happened 18 years before!