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Compare these two representations of the D-Day landings from Hollywood films: 'The Longest Day' (1962) and 'Saving Private Ryan' (1998).
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Rachel Crick Year 10 Media Unit Compare these two representations of the D-Day landings from Hollywood films: 'The Longest Day' (1962) and 'Saving Private Ryan' (1998). Both these scenes are representing different directors' interpretations of the D-Day landings at Omaha Beach. Darryl F. Zanuck directed 'The Longest Day' in 1962. The film was made only seventeen years after the end of the Second World War, and so Zanuck had to keep in mind that some people's memories of the war were still very vivid. He hired forty-eight international stars, twenty thousand extras and took two years to make this three-hour film. 'The Longest Day' won two Oscars in cinematography and special effects. Steven Spielberg directed 'Saving Private Ryan' in 1998. This film was made decades after the war had ended. Historic evidence was more widely known and so Spielberg could make a realistic war film. Many more special effects were available and with...
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