The Longest Day (1962)

Visible crew/equipment: As the soldiers leave the water and start up the beach, you can see the shadow of the camera.

Other: In the early part of the movie, Rommel is addressing his Officers on the Atlantic Wall. The "mid-shots" and "close-ups" are shot against a back projection. Rommel turns to view the sea/horizon and the view is exactly the same as their "mid-shots". The effect is an horrendous "jump-cut".

Continuity: Shadow of the dolly against the smoke of battle during the invasion of Omaha beach.  The direction of the shadow and the geography of the beach indicate that this scene, while set at dawn, was filmed in the afternoon.

Bill Millin, Lord Lovat's piper, earned the nickname 'Mad Piper' due to the fact that he was spared by German snipers on D-Day because they thought him to be crazy playing bagpipes in the middle of a war.

The private of the 82nd Airborne F-Company who accidentally lands on the St Mere Eglise bell tower has become sort of a local celebrity. On the 50th anniversary of D-Day, a dummy on a parachute was hung up on the tower in his memory, and as far as I have heard, it is still there.

Despite his portrayal as an American soldier in various movies, John Wayne actually never got to serve in the Armed Forces. Although he tried to enlist during WW2, he was not accepted due to his age (34 at that time), an old football injury, and his status as a family father.