The Longest Day
THE INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIMED HIT JUST AS IT WAS SHOWN IN THE MAJOR CAPITALS OF THE WORLD!
7.6(1,038) 1962-09-25 178 minWarActionDrama
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"
DirectorKen Annakin
DirectorBernhard Wicki
DirectorAndrew Marton
ScreenplayCornelius Ryan
ProducerDarryl F. Zanuck
Original Music ComposerMaurice Jarre
WriterRomain Gary
WriterJames Jones
Cast & characters
John Wayne
as Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
Robert Mitchum
as Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
Henry Fonda
as Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Richard Burton
as Flight Officer David Campbell
Sean Connery
as Pvt. Flanagan
Leslie Phillips
as RAF Officer Mac
Robert Ryan
as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Paul Anka
as U.S. Army Ranger
Wolfgang Büttner
as Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel
Mel Ferrer
as Maj. Gen. Robert Haines
Ray Danton
as Capt. Frank
Peter Lawford
as Lord Lovat
Eddie Albert
as Col. Thompson
Arletty
as Madame Barrault
Jean-Louis Barrault
as Father Louis Roulland
Richard Beymer
as Pvt. Dutch Schultz
Hans Christian Blech
as Maj. Werner Pluskat
Bourvil
as Mayor of Colleville
Red Buttons
as Pvt. John Steele
Pauline Carton
as Maid
Irina Demick
as Janine Boitard
No photo
Fred Dur
as U.S. Army Ranger Major
Fabian
as U.S. Army Ranger
Steve Forrest
as Capt. Harding
