TCM tonight:
8:00 PM -- The Longest Day (1962)
3h | War | TV-G
The Allied forces launch the D-Day invasion of German-occupied France.
Director: Ken Annakin
Cast: John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Henry Fonda
Winner of Oscars for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White -- Jean Bourgoin and Walter Wottitz, and Best Effects, Special Effects -- R.A. MacDonald (visual) and Jacques Maumont (audible)
Nominee for Oscars for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White -- Ted Haworth, Léon Barsacq, Vincent Korda and Gabriel Béchir, Best Film Editing -- Samuel E. Beetley, and Best Picture
Richard Todd, who took part in the action at the bridge at Benouville (later renamed Pegasus Bridge), was offered the chance to play himself, but joked, "I don't think at this stage of my acting career I could accept a part 'that' small." He played the commander of the bridge assault, Maj. John Howard, instead. In a strange twist of fate, in one scene of the battle for the bridge, a soldier runs up to Todd, plying Maj. Howard, and relays information about the battle to him. During the real battle, Todd actually did run up to Howard and relay information to him. So the film showed a soldier playing Todd run up to Todd playing Howard and relaying information that the real Todd gave to the real Howard.
11:15 PM -- A Man for All Seasons (1966)
2h | Drama | TV-PG
A devout scholar gets caught in the middle of Henry VIII's plans to break with the Catholic Church.
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Cast: Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Robert Shaw
Winner of Oscars for Best Actor in a Leading Role -- Paul Scofield (Paul Scofield was not present at the awards ceremony. His co-star Wendy Hiller accepted the award on his behalf.), Best Director -- Fred Zinnemann, Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium -- Robert Bolt, Best Cinematography, Color -- Ted Moore, Best Costume Design, Color -- Elizabeth Haffenden and Joan Bridge, and Best Picture
Nominee for Oscars for Best Actor in a Supporting Role -- Robert Shaw, and Best Actress in a Supporting Role -- Wendy Hiller
Robert Shaw became the second actor to be nominated for an Oscar for playing Henry VIII, after Charles Laughton. Later Richard Burton was nominated for playing the monarch too, making this the one of the few roles to give rise to three separate nominations.
1:30 AM -- Cleopatra (1963)
4h 3m | Epic | TV-PG
The legendary Egyptian queen tries to use her beauty to conquer the Roman Empire.
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison
Winner of Oscars for Best Cinematography, Color -- Leon Shamroy, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color -- John DeCuir, Jack Martin Smith, Hilyard M. Brown, Herman A. Blumenthal, Elven Webb, Maurice Pelling, Boris Juraga, Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox and Ray Moyer, Best Costume Design, Color -- Irene Sharaff, Vittorio Nino Novarese and Renié, and Best Effects, Special Visual Effects -- Emil Kosa Jr.
Nominee for Oscars for Best Actor in a Leading Role -- Rex Harrison, Best Sound -- James Corcoran (20th Century-Fox SSD) and Fred Hynes (Todd-AO SSD), Best Film Editing -- Dorothy Spencer, Best Music, Score - Substantially Original -- Alex North, and Best Picture
Some actors such as Richard Burton and Roddy McDowall were sent to France for the shooting of The Longest Day (1962) during the long period of time when the movie's production stopped. Many extras also were used by Darryl F. Zanuck for the Longest Day filming.
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