The Longest Day (1962)

  • PG
  • 10/04/1962 (US)
  • War, Action, Drama
  • 2h 58m

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"

Ken Annakin

Director

Andrew Marton

Director

Cornelius Ryan

Screenplay, Novel

Bernhard Wicki

Director

Romain Gary

Writer

James Jones

Writer

David Pursall

Writer

Jack Seddon

Writer

Cast

John Wayne's headshot

John Wayne

Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
Robert Mitchum's headshot

Robert Mitchum

Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
Henry Fonda's headshot

Henry Fonda

Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Richard Burton's headshot

Richard Burton

Flying Officer David Campbell
Sean Connery's headshot

Sean Connery

Pvt. Flanagan
Leslie Phillips's headshot

Leslie Phillips

RAF Officer Mac
Robert Ryan's headshot

Robert Ryan

Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Paul Anka's headshot

Paul Anka

U.S. Army Ranger

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