John Wayne was actually ten years older than Colonel Vandervoort when D-Day arrived. In the film he was twenty-eight years older. So it seems incongruous that the soldier played by Red Buttoms would refer to him as "old man".
Obviously zanuck wanted to use stars rather than unknowns to sell the movie so age wasnt a real issue Ryan was too old for gavin Wayne too old for vandevoort Cliff Robertson would have been better for gavin!
This is the only time Ive disagreed with John Wayne.....getting more men killed retrieving the dead because a commander is emotional. Sir...we got all the bodies down but we lost another 32 soldiers for dead bodies
Um filme importante, baseado no livro O MAIS LONGO DOS DIAS, de Cornelius Ryan, que ouviu inúmeras testemunhas daquele dia 6 DE JUNHO DE 1944. civis franceses e militares aliados e alemães. 24.6.2020.jacb.
My veteran Dad always commented about the poor detail sent to cut the bodies down-probably under sniper fire. The bodies aren't bothering anyone except the colonel's feelings so what's the point of endangering already limited fighting men for a useless detail?
Out of respect for their fallen, and mental health of the soldiers. Doesn’t do young men’s minds much good trying to fight a war while their homies dangle lifeless above them by their parachutes lmao. They’re not in contact with the enemy currently. Americans for a long time now have always recovered their dead.
HELLAV A GUY !! JOHN WAYNE !!GREAT MOVIE !!TOP HOLLYWOOD "STARS" !!THE REAL BATTLE THE REAL "THING " !!PERHAPS , SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT.R.I.P TO THOSE WHO DIED. YOU ARE WITH THE CREATOR !!!I AM SURE THAT " FREEDOM IS PARAMOUNT " !!!AND TO THOSE WERE WITH US BLESS YOU AND THANK YOU !!!FROM (U.K.).
