Several other great D-Day movies were released in the 1950s ... John Wayne, Sean Connery, and Henry Fonda headlined an ...

This was especially the case when he was cast in the 1962 D-Day epic The Longest Day ... Wayne demanded $250,000 or he'd refused to appear in the movie - a request that was granted.

Then how is it possible 50% of the men survived? This documentary which has been recognized as the best D-Day documentary ever tells a different story. A beautifully made detailed reconstruction ...

Throughout Britain during the 12 months before June 1944, men had been searching for the weak points in the vast German defences - all to ensure that D-Day, when it came, would be successful.