Best Cinematography1963 Film Fan Awards35th Academy Awards
Best Cinematography Nominee
The Longest Day (1962)
Nominated Talent & Credits
Jean Bourgoin— Jean Bourgoin, Walter Wottitz, (Henri Persin)
Walter Wottitz— Jean Bourgoin, Walter Wottitz, (Henri Persin)
Henri Persin— Jean Bourgoin, Walter Wottitz, (Henri Persin)
Synopsis / Overview
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that when the Allied invasion comes they must be stopped on the beach. "For the Allies as well as the Germans, it will be the longest day"
Historical Academy Record
CINEMATOGRAPHY (Black-and-White) — 35th Academy Awards (1963)
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