Remembering the “longest day”
On June 6, 2024, France will celebrate with its World War II allies the 80th anniversary of Landing in Normandy. On the famous D-Day, June 6, 1944, more than 150,000 men of the Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy, to fight their way from the West to the European continent and head towards Berlin to defeat Nazi Germany. This landing, which opens Operation Overlord, has been depicted numerous times in American cinema, most notably with The longest day in 1962, Beyond the glory in 1980, and We have to save Private Ryan in 1998.
Steven Spielberg’s great war film
According to many experts on the subject, although the Normandy landing achieved its objectives and was a success that allowed the continuation of Operation Overlord, it was laborious and particularly deadly with more than 4,400 Allied soldiers killed the single day of June 6, 1944. The annual re-enactment pays homage to the sacrifice of these men, just as these works of cinema have done.
That’s exactly what it’s all about We have to save Private Ryan The one by Steven Spielberg, which tells the fate of a team of rangers tasked with saving a young soldier, James Francis Ryan, whose three brothers died in combat, from the hell of war. From the landing craft to the final defense of the village where they finally found Ryan, the men filmed by Steven Spielberg will complete a heroic and deeply moving mission at the risk of their lives.
When it was released in 1998, We have to save Private Ryan it was a huge critical and commercial success at the time. Bring more than $480 million in revenue around the world and is covered in nominations and awards. It was nominated 11 times at the 1999 Oscars and won 5, including the Best director for Steven Spielberg. An obvious choice for the director, who stages a monumental opening sequence to depict the assault on the beaches of Normandy.
Tom Hanks and his men return to the cinema
With his brilliant casting, Tom Hanks surrounded by young talents (including Vin Diesel, Giovanni Ribisi, Matt Damon, Barry Pepper and Jeremy Davies), We have to save Private Ryan has become the reference film for this episode of the Second World War. This is why it will be worth (re)watching at the cinema June 6, 2024, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the event. The opportunity to remember this terrible period and to immerse yourself in one of the greatest war films in the history of cinema.
Source: Cine Serie
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