"The Longest Day" will be shown on Turner Classic Movies @8pm eastern, 5pm pacific.
Movie is a production of Twentieth Century-Fox, one of two studios that are neighbors to where we live (Century City area of Los Angeles), MGM the other (where I retired from). This movie was made at the same time "Cleopatra" was being filmed with Elizabeth Taylor, which nearly bankrupted the studio (filmed on location in Egypt, Spain, and even Malibu, CA). But, the gross revenues of "The Longest Day" saved the day for Fox.
"The Longest Day" was filmed ENTIRELY on location throughout France, including at Fox's own studio in Boulogne, France.
Although the movie is quite accurate in its portrayal, a few certain details were not. One...the eyeglasses worn by the soldiers landing on the beach were the wrong type that were actually worn by them when they landed at Normandy. President Eisenhower supposedly walked out of the movie after only a short while after it had started because he noticed these "little details" that weren't quite right. He was a perfectionist and rightly so.
Last, stars John Wayne was a strong, conservative Republican, and Robert Ryan was a strong, liberal Democrat. They did not get along in this movie and more than once, Wayne had to put Ryan "in his place". Wayne was never shy about another actor not doing his job in some way and not letting him know about it. On the movie, "True Grit", he got disgusted with star, Robert Duvall, and nearly had him booted off the set. I love Wayne!!
Anyhow, I'm watching this movie tonight for the umpteenth time...I'm sure many of you all have done the same. Although my dad fought in the Pacific Theatre, I honor ALL veterans in all our history from all wars! GOD BLESS THEM ALL!!
Enjoy the movie!
Movie is a production of Twentieth Century-Fox, one of two studios that are neighbors to where we live (Century City area of Los Angeles), MGM the other (where I retired from). This movie was made at the same time "Cleopatra" was being filmed with Elizabeth Taylor, which nearly bankrupted the studio (filmed on location in Egypt, Spain, and even Malibu, CA). But, the gross revenues of "The Longest Day" saved the day for Fox.
"The Longest Day" was filmed ENTIRELY on location throughout France, including at Fox's own studio in Boulogne, France.
Although the movie is quite accurate in its portrayal, a few certain details were not. One...the eyeglasses worn by the soldiers landing on the beach were the wrong type that were actually worn by them when they landed at Normandy. President Eisenhower supposedly walked out of the movie after only a short while after it had started because he noticed these "little details" that weren't quite right. He was a perfectionist and rightly so.
Last, stars John Wayne was a strong, conservative Republican, and Robert Ryan was a strong, liberal Democrat. They did not get along in this movie and more than once, Wayne had to put Ryan "in his place". Wayne was never shy about another actor not doing his job in some way and not letting him know about it. On the movie, "True Grit", he got disgusted with star, Robert Duvall, and nearly had him booted off the set. I love Wayne!!
Anyhow, I'm watching this movie tonight for the umpteenth time...I'm sure many of you all have done the same. Although my dad fought in the Pacific Theatre, I honor ALL veterans in all our history from all wars! GOD BLESS THEM ALL!!
Enjoy the movie!