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The battle lasted for 302 days, one of the longest and costliest in human history. In 2000, Hannes Heer and Klaus Naumann calculated that the French suffered 377,231 casualties and the Germans 337,000, a total of 714,231 and an average of 70,000 a month.
War or conflict Start date End date Duration Reconquista: 711: 1492: 781 years Anglo-French Wars: 1109: 1815: 706 years Roman–Persian Wars: 54 BC: 628: 681 years
Cinematic films Title Running time Director Year released Notes Resan (The Journey) : 873 min (14 hr, 33 min) Peter Watkins: 1987 [1]Exergue – on documenta 14 []: 848 min (14 hr, 8 min)
The list includes both sieges (not technically battles but usually yielding similar combat-related or civilian deaths) and civilian casualties during the battles. Large battle casualty counts are usually impossible to calculate precisely, but few in this list may include somewhat precise numbers.
List of battles by geographic location. Lists of battles fought in Africa (see also List of conflicts in Africa) List of battles in South Africa; Lists of battles fought in the Americas Lists of battles fought in U.S. states (see also Category:Battles by U.S. state): Lists of battles fought in Europe (see also List of conflicts in Europe)
The final tank battle is a rough depiction of the Battle of Celles on December 26, 1944, where the U.S. 2nd Armored Div. smashed the German 2nd Panzer Division. The film creates the false impression that large numbers of American tanks sacrificed themselves against heavy Tiger IIs and, in the process, lured the enemy off course, which caused ...
Cold Mountain is a 2003 epic period war drama film written and directed by Anthony Minghella.The film is based on the bestselling 1997 novel by Charles Frazier. [3] It stars Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, and Renée Zellweger with Eileen Atkins, Brendan Gleeson, Kathy Baker, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Natalie Portman, Jack White, Giovanni Ribisi, Donald Sutherland, and Ray Winstone in supporting roles.
Also notable for being the longest non-experimental film ever made. [3] [4] Apocalypse Now: 1979: 3: Inspired by Joseph Conrad's novella Heart of Darkness and originally pitched from screenwriter John Milius as a war comedy, the film was made in pre-production in 1975 and then filmed in 1976, completed with an overbudget of $25 million.