Countdown to D-Day

IMDb link: 0401504
IMDb rating: 7.1 (4,075 votes)
Genres: Drama, War, History
Director: Robert Harmon, Ian Mune
Cast: Tom Selleck, James Remar, Timothy Bottoms and others

Release date: 31 May 2004
Release year: 2004
Runtime: 89 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: military operation, u.s. military, american in europe, operation overlord, supreme commander, military leader, dwight d. eisenhower character, george s. patton character, omar n. bradley character, winston churchill character

Plot:

This is the story of the senior-level preparations for the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944 from the time of Dwight D. Eisenhower's appointment as the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, to the establishment of the beachhead in Normandy. The film recounts many of the trials and tribulation Ike had to face, not the least of which were the many prima donnas surrounding him (Patton, Montgomery and especially de Gaulle) and the need for tact and diplomacy to bring all sides together for what would be the largest amphibious assault ever attempted.

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