Review of The Longest Day (1962) by Mario S — 16 Oct 2007

One of the All-Star casts, and the greatest WWII movie ever made..

This review of The Longest Day (1962) was written by Mario S on 16 Oct 2007.

The Longest Day has generally received very positive reviews.

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The ending was too upbeat for me with the whistling longest day tune and song and so I didn't rate this film four star…

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