Search - D-Day, the Sixth of June on DVD

MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Questionable for Children, War Violence Movie Release: 1956 DVD Release: 05/21/2002 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 46 mins Studio: 20th Century Fox Members Wishing: 1 Genres: War, Romance, War Drama, War Romance

We don't see much of Omaha Beach in D-Day, the Sixth of June. Instead, the film concentrates on a romantic triangle involving American officer Robert Taylor, British officer Richard Todd and the lovely Dana Wynter. Taylor and Todd spend the last hours before D-Day reminiscing about Wynter. The romantic dilemma is eventually solved shortly after the invasion, when one of the men conveniently steps on a land mine. Lionel Shapiro's novel was geared more for the beach-and-bonbons crowd than war buffs, and the film follows suit. 20th Century-Fox gives a far more thorough account of D-Day itself in 1963's The Longest Day. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Robert Taylor - Brad Parker
Richard Todd - John Wynter
Dana Wynter - Valerie
Edmond O'Brien - Col. Timmer
John Williams - Brigadier Russell

Henry Koster's World War II drama D-Day, the Sixth of June comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. A closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 4.0, while French and Spanish soundtracks are recorded in Dolby Digital Mono. English subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include the theatrical trailer. 20th Century Fox deserves credit for releasing this old film with such strong picture and sound quality. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide