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Apr 5, 2023 · It quickly turned into a passion project for Darryl Zanuck, who cast several incredibly famous actors, including Henry Fonda, Sean Connery, Richard Burton, Kenneth More and, of course, John Wayne. John Wayne publicly punishes Darryl Zanuck. Behind the scenes of The Longest Day, 1962.
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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4 days ago · It evolved into a labor of love for producer Darryl Zanuck, who assembled a stellar cast comprising luminaries like Henry Fonda, Sean Connery, Richard Burton, Kenneth More and the iconic John Wayne.
Jun 6, 2024 · John Wayne's casting in The Longest Day, a film about the D-Day landings, was incredibly controversial and Duke ended up 'punishing' the World War II epic's producer for publicly insulting...
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- George Simpson
Jun 6, 2024 · The Longest Day was the only film that Zanuck’s son, the also successful producer Richard D. Zanuck, ever warned him against. “I asked him, ‘Who cares about World War 2?’” recalled Zanuck Jr...
Richard Todd played Maj. John Howard, leader of the British airborne assault on the Pegasus Bridge, and Todd himself took part in the real bridge assault on D-Day. He was offered the chance to play himself, but took the part of Maj. Howard instead.
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Richard Darryl Zanuck (/ ˈ z æ n ə k /; December 13, 1934 – July 13, 2012) was an American film producer. His 1989 film Driving Miss Daisy won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
