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Pluskat: Lieutenant-Colonel, the invasion is here! Five thousand ships! There-there must be over five thousand ships out there!

Ocker: Now get a hold of yourself, Pluskat. The Americans and the British don't even have half that many ships altogether.

Pluskat: Dammit, if you don't believe me, then come up here and see for yourself!! This is fantastic. It's incredible! I-I just can't believe it!

Ocker: My dear Pluskat, what course are those ships on?

Pluskat: STRAIGHT FOR ME!

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Andre Bourvil, who welcomes Lord Lovat and his commandos at Sword Beach, was one of France's most renowned actors, particularly in comedies. He died in 1970, at age 53. See more...

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The Longest Day (1962) - 3 mistakes

starring Bourvil, Eddie Albert, Hans Christian Blech, Jean-Louis Barrault, Paul Anka, Pauline Carton, Red Buttons, Richard Beymer, Richard Burton, Wolfgang Büttner (add more)

Genres: Action, Drama, History, War

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Updated recently Revealing: There is a short section where a U.S. soldier hops a rugged looking stone wall in France. As he goes over the wall, it moves back and forth a bit as if made of styrofoam and wood.

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Continuity: On Pointe Du Hoc when the German soldier cuts the hook loose from the wires, you see that hook falling down. In the next view only the rope comes down and the hook has vanished. [The falling hook apparently caused too much danger for the actors].

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Continuity: Near the start, Oberst Helmuth Meyer enters, wearing a long leather coat, which is dry. A few seconds later he turns away in another shot and the back of his coat is covered with rain drops. Shortly after that, he's shown again facing the camera and his coat is lightly sprinkled with rain drops, which weren't there in the earlier front view.

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