If you loved The Longest Day, try Patton
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theyboth carry the epic mood tag, and they sit in Drama / War territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Longest Day, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Patton is
Desert landscape, summer sun, a tank column rumbling. A general's temper frays, his will hardened, the war machine rolling forward. Schaffner grounds a larger-than-life figure.

