D-Day the Sixth of June
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Original film poster by Jock Hinchliffe
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| Directed by | Henry Koster |
| Produced by | Charles Brackett |
| Written by |
Harry Brown Ivan Moffat Lionel Shapiro (novel) |
| Starring |
Robert Taylor Richard Todd Dana Wynter Edmond O'Brien |
| Music by | Lyn Murray |
| Cinematography | Lee Garmes |
| Edited by | William Mace |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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106 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,075,000 |
| Box office | $1.95 million (US rentals) |
D-Day the Sixth of June is a 1956 romantic CinemaScope war film made by 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Henry Koster and produced by Charles Brackett from a screenplay by Ivan Moffat and Harry Brown, based on the novel, The Sixth of June by Lionel Shapiro.
The film stars Robert Taylor, Richard Todd (who participated in the Normandy landings in real life), Dana Wynter, and Edmond O'Brien.
A few hours before D-Day, Special Force Six embarks to destroy an especially well-defended German gun emplacement on the Normandy coast. As the ship steams towards it, the officers and men recall what circumstances brought them there, especially Wynter and Parker.
Captain Brad Parker, an American paratrooper invalided out because of a broken leg suffered during a parachute jump is posted to the headquarters of the European Theatre of Operations in London. At the Red Cross club, he meets and, despite being married, falls in love with Valerie Russell, a Women's Royal Army Corps subaltern. Valerie is the daughter of a crusty Brigadier who's been on sick leave since being wounded at Dunkirk. Valerie is also already in love with Captain John Wynter of the British Commandos, a friend of her father.
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