‘Saving Private Ryan‘
One of the most popular and acclaimed D-Day-related movies is “Saving Private Ryan.” The star-studded film was released in 1998 and follows several soldiers on their mission to locate Pvt. James Francis Ryan and bring him back to the U.S. after his three brothers were killed fighting.
‘The Longest Day’
The filmmakers of “The Longest Day” employed several people who participated in D-Day and had their roles in the invasion reenacted in the film.
It won awards for best cinematography and best special effects at the 35th Academy Awards.
‘Overlord’ (1975)
The 1975 film “Overlord” follows a British soldier’s experiences preparing for D-Day. The film follows the soldier from being called up to the East Yorkshire Regiment to his training and participation in the war machinery and his premonitions about his death.
‘Overlord’ (2018)
In the 2018 film “Overlord,” described as an alternate history action horror movie, a group of American soldiers behind enemy lines the day before D-Day discover Nazi experiments.
‘Band of Brothers’
“Band of Brothers” is a miniseries based on Stephen E. Ambrose’s 1992 nonfiction book of the same name. It was created by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, who worked together on “Saving Private Ryan.”