Name: El día más largo
Director: Ken Annakin
Genre: Bélica, Acción, Drama
Released: 1962
Cast: John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Henry Fonda

Question 1

Why do you think so many men were willing to risk their lives in Normandy?

Accepted Answer

Historical war epic that celebrates heroism and sacrifice for freedom. El día más largo reconstructs with almost documentary rigor the D-Day landings of June 6, 1944, one of the decisive moments of World War II. The film does not glorify war — it depicts it with the necessary harshness to convey the magnitude of the sacrifice. Each combat sequence…

Question 2

What is the difference between the heroism shown in the film and gratuitous violence?

Accepted Answer

1944, one of the decisive moments of World War II. The film does not glorify war — it depicts it with the necessary harshness to convey the magnitude of the sacrifice. Each combat sequence serves to reveal the ordinary heroism of common men facing extraordinary circumstances.…

Question 3

Which virtues of these soldiers do you find important for your own life?

Accepted Answer

cts it with the necessary harshness to convey the magnitude of the sacrifice. Each combat sequence serves to reveal the ordinary heroism of common men facing extraordinary circumstances. The screenplay intertwines Allied and German perspectives without falling into simplistic…