'The Longest Day' director Ken Annakin dies aged 94

[Kristen W]

(excerpt)

'British film director Ken Annakin, best known for his war movies The Longest Day and The Battle of the Bulge, has died in Los Angeles at the age of 94.

According to daughter Deborah Peters, the film-maker had been in ill health since having a heart attack and stroke within a day of each other in February.'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8016249.stm

 

[Mex]

I used to really like Battle of the Bulge when I was a nipper but I saw it on TV recently & spotted some unforgivably bad model & rear projection work.

Still journeyman director or not 94 is a good innings by anyone's standarRAB.

 

[Snoop S]

Well, he had a long life. RIP anyways. Not many of his ilk left.

 

[Matt<<]

I wasn't knocking the guy.

Merely one aspect of a film he'd directed.

 

[Hollygolightly]

Jeff, I was getting at you, just adding a comment. I may have made the wrong choice of smiley.