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The Longest Day (1962) Church of Sainte-Mère-Église

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Scenes of parachutes landing in the village were shot here in Sainte-Mère-Église.  Precise locations need to be found. The Church of Sainte-Mère-Église is famous for the paratrooper whose chute got caught in the steeple.  It was recreated in the movie by Red Buttons as Pvt. John Steele.

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The Longest Day (film)
The Longest Day is a 1962 American epic war film based on Cornelius Ryan's 1959 non-fiction of the same name[3] about the D-Day landings at Normandy on June 6, 1944. The film was produced by Darryl F. Zanuck, who paid author Ryan $175,000 for the film rights.[4] The screenplay was by Ryan, with additional material written by Romain Gary, James Jones, David Pursall, and Jack Seddon. It was directed by Ken Annakin (British and French exteriors), Andrew Marton (American exteriors), and Bernhard Wicki (German scenes).

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