“The Longest Day” (1962)
(Originally published June 23, 2013)
Darryl F. Zanuck’s monumental war epic depicting the events of the D-Day invasion 
of World War 2 has the disadvantage of not only following dozens of characters over dozens of different locations, but also the input of three different credited directors working to patch a cohesive picture of just what did go on during the massive invasion of Normandy on that “longest day” (as referred to in a quote by German Field Marshal Irwin Rommel) on June 6, 1944. Add to that, the fact that, unique in a big-budget studio epic, disregarding the expectations of the audience, the story is presented entirely in correct linguistic terms: the French and Germans speak in their native tongues with the assistance of subtitles. By all rights, this should be a colossal boondoggle, a confused and incoherent film not unlike
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CHANDLER SWAIN REVIEWS 
What I said last year still applies. Nice to see the review on this day, Chandler.
Best wishes, Pete.