[dfwgator]

I've been a fan of The Longest Day since I caught the film's opening at The Chillum Drive-In when I was a kid. A massive production that tells a story well through its cast and writing. Though not so much through technique.

I really appreciate a war movie where the Germans speak German, the French speak French, etc.

[Jack Deth]

Hi, dfwgator:

Good point regarding language in war films. Which is why I never got the hang of Tora! Tora! Tora! , which was supposed to be an epic, multi-director film ala The Longest Day, but in color.

Things started going downhill early on when Hollywood treated Akira Kurosawa rather shabbily and caused the director to pull up stakes on the film.

One WWII film that should have never been dubbed is Wolfgang Petersen's superlative Das Boot! Granted, it is in color, but the feel of shared claustrophobia more than makes up for it

Hell Is For Heroes still has the best Steve McQueen in a non McQueen role. Also a great film for a lot of then, up and coming talent in the supporting cast.


Jack.