.....there was "The Longest Day", based on the Cornelius Ryan book. Both films are excellent and important. Spielberg's focuses in on a particular mission, while the Annikin/Marton film has a far wider sweep.
When I first saw the latter movie, I was fascinated by the subtitles as much as the action. Some people are put off by subtitles, or even the use of foreign languages in films. Perhaps I was more attuned to languages, which is why I became a linguist. Also, languages featur prominently in my second poetry manuscript, tentatively entitled Accents.
More importantly, had D-Day failed,
this world would have been much worse off. I am thankful for the men and women who fought, suppported, or otherwise did their best for victory, especially for those who died in the process.
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When I first saw the latter movie, I was fascinated by the subtitles as much as the action. Some people are put off by subtitles, or even the use of foreign languages in films. Perhaps I was more attuned to languages, which is why I became a linguist. Also, languages featur prominently in my second poetry manuscript, tentatively entitled Accents.
More importantly, had D-Day failed,
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056197/
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