Movies for the Day, Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Today's movies mark the birthday of Thomas Mann, Sweden's National Day, and the Normandy Invasion.








Death in Venice (1971) is about an artist
in Venice seeking his muse.  It is based on
the Thomas Mann classic.  Mann was born
June 6, 1875.





Death in Venice












Man on the Roof (1977) is about
Stockholm police hunting a
cop killer.  Today is National Day
in Sweden.




Man on the Roof












Saving Private Ryan (1998) is a great
military movie starting on D-Day, the
Normandy Invasion by the Allies in
World War II on June 6, 1944.  This movie
is on the National Film Registry and won Oscars
for Best Director, to Steven Spielberg,
Cinematography, Sound, Editing, and Sound
Effects Editing.


Saving Private Ryan