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If you're looking for something to help you mark the anniversary of the historic D-Day landings on Thursday then look no further.

Arguably one of the greatest war movies ever made, this black-and-white classic tells the story of the D-Day landings from start to finish and from a multitude of different viewpoints, from the commanders who drove the operation to the individual soldiers on the ground - on both sides - who fought for every inch of beach. Produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin (which also gave us Band Of Brothers and its sequel, The Pacific), it's stacked with talent in every area, most obviously in the creation of the aerial sequences and in its cast, which boasts Austin Butler (Elvis), Callum Turner (Fantastic Beasts), Barry Keoghan (Saltburn) and even Doctor Who himself - Ncuti Gatwa - among the aviators flying with the 100th Bomb Group. Under the command of Major Winters (Damian Lewis), Easy Company battles through some of the war's biggest moments (including the Normandy invasion, Operation Market Garden and the liberation of a concentration camp), but this truly fantastic series always keeps the focus firmly on the human beings involved, giving its individual performers plenty of time to shine.

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