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For the Allies and the Germans, it shall be the longest day...the longest day!
— The Longest Day • 1962
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker predicts that a coming event will feel endless to everyone involved, on both sides. Repeating 'the longest day' hammers the point, treating the day as one that stretches out under tension and consequence rather than a normal span of hours.
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