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D-Day the Sixth of June

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En route to Normandy, an American and a British officer reminisce in flashback about their romances with the same woman.

Status: Released

Released Date: 1956-05-29

Runtime: 106 mins

Director: Henry Koster

Spoken language: English

Genres: War, Drama, Romance

Original title: D-Day the Sixth of June

Production Companies: 20th Century Fox

Production Countries: United States of America

Cast

Capt. Brad Parker

Robert Taylor

Lt. Col. John Wynter

Richard Todd

Valerie Russell

Dana Wynter

Lt. Col. Alexander Timmer

Edmond O'Brien

John Williams

Jerry Paris

Robert Gist

Richard Wyler

Alex Finlayson

Ross Elliott

Parley Baer

Dabbs Greer

Cyril Delevanti

Rama Bai

Reviews

talisencrw

The romances seemed completely unnecessary, and took away from an otherwise well-made war film, though had I been around at the time, I would have done my best to woo Dana Wynter myself. Being a huge Edmond O'Brien fan, this got extra marks from me. Worth a watch if you like films from this era, or war films in general...and a purchase and rewatches, if you are fans of any of the stars or of director Koster.

2016-05-10

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