MOVIES OF WORLD WAR II

THE PIANIST

• Directed by Roman Polanski
• Gross was 32,000,000
• Running time was 150 minutes
• The Pianist met with significant praise and received multiple awards and nominations
• The Pianist won Oscars for Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actor , Academy Award for Best Picture

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• It was a true story about a Jewish and Polish pianist that plays on the radio in Warsaw
• When Germany invaded Poland Szpilman was forced in to a Warsaw ghetto
• He escapes the ghetto trying to find shelter and food which he does
• A German officer finds Szpilman and allowed him to hide and brought him food regularly
• Szpilman was later freed while the German officer was captured and Szpilman kept playing the piano

THE LONGEST DAY

• Made in 1962 and directed by ken annakin
• Based on 1959 history book the longest day
• The longest day was made in black and white
• Running time was 178 minutes
• Box office was 10,000,000

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• Tells the story of the D-Day invasion of Normandy in WWII
• England in June 1944. Unseasonal storms. Allied troops are massed ready for the invasion of France
• The Normandy beaches will be their destination while paratroopers are dropped to take key towns and bridges.
• On the other side of the Channel the Germans still expect the invasion at Calais
• and anyway the weather makes them think nothing is likely to be imminent