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The Longest Day
Turner 2022-03-23 09:02:10
The film depicts the events that happened on the first day of the landing in Normandy. The so-called longest day is that the film simultaneously describes the ins and outs of the historical battle of the Normandy landing from the perspectives of the Allied and German forces, and how the two sides fought here. The important reactions during the period are simple and realistic, so that the whole event can be reproduced in front of the audience. And there are rough and fine details, whether it is the general who made the decision or the soldiers who landed, all written vividly: British fighter planes flew low to attack; American special forces were shot by Germans; a group of French nuns braved the hail of bullets to rescue the wounded coalition soldiers...
Extended Reading
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Major General Gunther Blumentritt: [in German] This is history. We are living an historical moment. We are going to lose the war because our glorious Führer has taken a sleeping pill and is not to be awakened. Sometimes I wonder which side God is on.
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Private John Steele: Bonjour, mademoiselle. Je suis américain.