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The Longest Day Film Analysis

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When recreating D-Day in the film The Longest Day they used the U.S. Sixth Fleet’s amphibious maneuvers at Saleccia Beach, which would be fortified along a two-mile stretch that would resemble Omaha Beach. A reinforced Marine Corps battalion with camouflaged net helmets and World War II-type leggings. As well as, a flotilla of French vessels resulting in a combined fleet of 22 ships that would substitute for the 5000 that were actually used on D-Day. Britain promised 66 vintage World War II ships, as well as, 150 men. France was able to provide up to two thousand men. Although West Germany couldn’t provide any soldiers, they did provided technical assistance that would be very valuable. The film The Green Berets received military aid and …show more content…

In Sands of Iwo Jima the Marines coordinated their summer maneuvers with the shooting schedule of the film, and were able to lend invaluable assistance to the studio and to take part in the re-enactment of the historic scenes. In the film The Longest Day, Zanuck found it extremely important to accurately present the events of D-Day. To achieve this he had a wide variety of veterans as military consultants, such as, Lord Lavat, Major John Howard, General James Gavin, and even Erwin Rommel’s wife. In addition, when the Department of Defense wanted the scene that has German soldiers yelling “Bitte! Bitte!”, and American soldiers shooting them not knowing what it means removed, Zanuck responds by stating the scene is historically accurate, and none of the veteran officers objected. So it stood. The Green Berets, although having authentic gear, would be seen for its dishonesty and blatant attempts to invest the Vietnam War with sanctity of movie-myths and as misrepresentations of the purpose and character of American operations. In The Deer Hunter they shoot a scene were the Viet Cong are forcing the three buddies to play Russian roulette with a pistol and keep them in cages submerged in water, while in reality, Americans

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Getting to the beach was half the battle because according to Pierre Landry from Juno Beach Centre, “The [English] Channel was rough. Waves, some two metres high, made sailing difficult even at reduced speed” (Landry). In addition to the dreadful weather conditions, the enemy mines and water obstacles caused trouble for the Canadians, which forced the them to heavily rely on their minesweepers and bombardment vessels. The Allies were forced to push their way through Hitler’s defenses on the northern coast of France known as, “ the Atlantic Wall, a 2400-mile fortification of bunkers, landmines, and beach and water obstacles” (D-Day). As a result of the difficulties with the weather and mines, the operation was delayed, which bought more time for the Nazis to regroup and prepare.

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To fully understand the importance of D-Day one must understand the battle from all aspects. As all of America knows D-Day, or “Operation Overlord”, was executed on June 6th, 1944. However, this was not the initial set date. Originally, the set date was for May

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Released September 29, 1950, Sunset Boulevard is a film noir of a forgotten silent film star, Norma Desmond, that dreams of a comeback and an unsuccessful screenwriter, Joe Gillis, working together. Ultimately an uncomfortable relationship evolves between Norma and Joe that Joe does not want a part of. Sunset Boulevard starts off with an establishing shot from a high angle shot with a narrative leading to a crime scene shot in long shot (a dead body is found floating in a pool). The narrative throughout the film established a formalist film. Cinematography John F. Seitz used lighting and camera angles in such a way to create a loneliness and hopefulness atmosphere.

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