Factual error: French commando Philippe Kieffer is wearing the ribbon of the Military Cross throughout the film. He was actually awarded the MC in July 1944, a month after D-Day.
The Longest Day (1962)
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Directed by: Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton
Starring: John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Robert Ryan, Richard Burton, Eddie Albert, Red Buttons, Bourvil, Richard Beymer, Hans Christian Blech, Jean-Louis Barrault, Paul Anka, Pauline Carton, Wolfgang Büttner
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Brigadier General Norman Cota: I don't have to tell you the story. You all know it. Only two kinds of people are gonna stay on this beach: those that are already dead and those that are gonna die. Now get off your butts. You guys are the Fighting 29th.
Trivia: In the original release of the film, the scene depicting the American G.Is charging up Omaha beach has a clearly visible shadow of a camera keeping pace with the action. However in the recent colourised video release of the film, the pesky shadow has been digitally removed.
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