The Longest Day

The Longest Day

1962
2h 58m
7.6

7.6/10

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"THE INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIMED HIT JUST AS IT WAS SHOWN IN THE MAJOR CAPITALS OF THE WORLD!"

Overview

The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that when the Allied invasion comes they must be stopped on the beach. "For the Allies as well as the Germans, it will be the longest day"

Status: Released

Budget: $10,000,000

Revenue: $50,100,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Darryl F. Zanuck Productions 20th Century Fox
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
German French English

Quick Facts

Release Date September 25, 1962
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0056197

Cast

John Wayne
John Wayne

Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort

Robert Mitchum
Robert Mitchum

Brig. Gen. Norman Cota

Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda

Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

Richard Burton
Richard Burton

Flying Officer David Campbell

Sean Connery
Sean Connery

Pvt. Flanagan

Leslie Phillips
Leslie Phillips

RAF Officer Mac

Robert Ryan
Robert Ryan

Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin

Paul Anka
Paul Anka

U.S. Army Ranger

Wolfgang Büttner
Wolfgang Büttner

Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel

Mel Ferrer
Mel Ferrer

Maj. Gen. Robert Haines

Ray Danton
Ray Danton

Capt. Frank

Peter Lawford
Peter Lawford

Lord Lovat

Key Crew

Ken Annakin
Director
Andrew Marton
Director
Cornelius Ryan
Screenplay
Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer
Bernhard Wicki
Director
Romain Gary
Writer
James Jones
Writer
David Pursall
Writer