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   Jun 6, 2024 · At the time, both 20th Century Fox and Darryl F. Zanuck were in freefall: the studio lost more than $60 million between 1961 and 1962 – with hopes now pinned on the spiralling-out-of-control ...

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3. www.bbc.com › culture › articleHow Saving Private Ryan's D-Day sequence changed the way we ...

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   Jun 6, 2024 · Perhaps the greatest antecedent to Saving Private Ryan's depiction of D-Day is Darryl F Zanuck's The Longest Day (1962) (Credit: Getty Images)

4. www.slashfilm.com › 1606027 › fox-studio-desperateFox Tried To Save Its Studio By Selling Now-Priceless Props

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   3 days ago · One particular aspect of his personality that helped in that regard was his attention to detail, as described in Scott Eyman's 2021 book "20th Century Fox — Darryl F. Zanuck and the Creation of ...

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   Jun 1, 2024 · More than a decade before Richard Attenborough tried to cram every British and American star into A Bridge Too Far (1977), Darryl F. Zanuck had assembled a no-less-glittering constellation for his adaptation of Cornelius Ryan’s account of the events of June 6, 1944.

7. www.slashfilm.com › 1600575 › fox-studio-exec-payA Fox Exec Tried To Pay $25K To Shave Gregory Peck's ... - /Film

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   Jun 16, 2024 · Darryl F. Zanuck was willing to pay to remove the mustache. 20th Century Studios. Unlike today, when movie stars flaunt mustaches with pride, back in the 1950s cultural standards dictated...

8. www.slashfilm.com › 1591121 › fox-studio-exec-johnA Fox Exec Embarrassed John Wayne On The Longest Day ... - /Film

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   Jun 3, 2024 · Fox's Darryl Zanuck made a fool of John Wayne in front of the French crew on The Longest Day for his xenophobic comments.

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   Why did Zanuck go to the set of 'the longest day'?

   • It seems that Zanuck went to the set of "The Longest Day" to confront Wayne in front of the entire French crew. "Tell them what you told Hift's secretary," Zanuck yelled. "I'm sure they'd like to know."

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   Did Zanuck lose his temper on 'the longest day'?

   • In April 1961, Zanuck was summoned to a board meeting back in the US. 20th Century Fox top brass wanted to call quits on The Longest Day – take a $3 million hit and cut their losses. But one board member, General James Van Fleet – a veteran of both World Wars – defended Zanuck. “He lost his temper,” Zanuck said. “He practically called them idiots.

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   Was Zanuck a hero?

   • Zanuck, it should be noted, was no angel himself, known for his short temper and blustering behavior. He was also alleged to have kept a "casting couch" at his office and was said to frequently be sexually inappropriate with various actresses, so he was hardly a hero.

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   Did Zanuck win the Oscars?

   • It would prove victorious: it helped turn around the fortunes of 20th Century Fox – of which Zanuck was then made head of – won two Oscars and made $50m at the box office on a budget of $8m. It has since been voted the best war films ever made, and yet, during its first screening, President Eisenhower was so irked by the inaccuracies that he walk

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   Did Zanuck really want cooperation from all four countries?

   • He also knew that a war film of this scope needed cooperation from all four countries. “Zanuck knew everybody,” says Peter Lev. “When he wanted cooperation from the Department of Defense, he didn’t just call the office at the Pentagon, he called the commander of NATO.”

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10. cometoverhollywood.com › 2024/06/06 › looking-backLooking back on THE LONGEST DAY (1962) | Comet Over Hollywood

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    Jun 6, 2024 · Former 20th Century Fox studio head Darryl F. Zanuck saw this film as a way to revitalize his career and planned to produce it independently. The goal of the film was realism, and his crew searched the globe for uniforms and military equipment to recreate the invasion.