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Longest Day, The (1962) Rank 5 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Longest Day, The (1962) a score of 3.0210 out of 4

based on (10) reviews

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Good

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Reviews by Score:

Three Movie Buffs (Eric Nash)

This movie encompasses so much. It is historical. It is exciting. It is sad. Mostly, it is triumphant. Thanks to this movie, and ones like Saving Private Ryan, the men who fought and died that day will never be forgotten. ...read the complete Longest Day movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Eric Nash)

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

D-Day wasn't just fought at Omaha Beach, though Hollywood may have thought so before The Longest Day. ...read the complete Longest Day movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Parent/Teacher Learning Guides at teachwithmovies.org

The Longest Day is an excellent introduction to D-Day and the Second World War. ...read the complete Longest Day movie review at Parent/Teacher Learning Guides at teachwithmovies.org

Cinema Strikes Back

The Longest Day is a classic and certainly part of the canon of WWII movies. ...read the complete Longest Day movie review at Cinema Strikes Back

Teen Movie Critic (Roger Davidson)

One of the better war movies of the era, it's neither anti nor pro war. It's just war. Plain and simple. ...read the complete Longest Day movie review at Teen Movie Critic (Roger Davidson)

Sgt. Slaughter Goes to War (Ben Cressy)

A huge-scope - and hugely overrated - WWII epic, with an allstar cast (most of whom are completely wasted in cameo roles) and awesome, colossal battle sequences. ...read the complete Longest Day movie review at Sgt. Slaughter Goes to War (Ben Cressy)

digitallyOBSESSED.com (Bob Mandel)

All in all, The Longest Day is a slightly sappy, slightly arrogant look at how clever (and lucky) the Allied powers were, and how prideful and inferior the Nazis were in comparison. ...read the complete Longest Day movie review at digitallyOBSESSED.com (Bob Mandel)

DVD Net (Anthony Clarke)

This is a classic tale of the Second World War, which also qualifies as great cinema regardless of what genre it is. Buy or borrow, but see it you must. ...read the complete Longest Day movie review at DVD Net (Anthony Clarke)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

"Longest film imaginable at three-hours, which proves to be a hinderance." ...read the complete Longest Day movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

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