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The Long Day's Dying is a 1968 British Techniscope war film directed by Peter Collinson, and starring David Hemmings, Tony Beckley and Tom Bell. It is based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Alan White.
The Long Day's Dying: Directed by Peter Collinson. With David Hemmings, Tony Beckley, Tom Bell, Alan Dobie. The saga of three British soldiers and their German captive as they trek through the European countryside.
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- Drama, War
- Peter Collinson
- 1968-05-28
Based on the novel The Long Day's Dying by Alan White (London, 1965).
Director Peter Collinson attempts arthouse-inspired war film 30 years before Terrence Malick did, complete with obtuse voiceover narration and the barest of plots.
- Peter Collinson
- Paramount
Three British paratroopers find themselves stranded in a deserted building somewhere in the European countryside during WWII. We learn that they were instructed to hide in the building and keep watch for advancing Germans, with a promise from their sergeant that he would return for them later to take them back to the rest of their unit.
A German officer tries to guide three British soldiers (David Hemmings, Tom Bell, Tony Beckley) to safety during World War II.
- War, Drama
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Novel. Charles Wood. Screenplay. Three British soldiers and their German captive trek through the European countryside.
