The Longest Day(1962)

76

2h 58m

  • War,
  • Action,
  • Drama

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"

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

  • Eddie Albert

    Eddie Albert

    Col. Thompson

  • Arletty

    Arletty

    Madame Barrault

  • Jean-Louis Barrault

    Jean-Louis Barrault

    Father Louis Roulland

  • Richard Beymer

    Richard Beymer

    Pvt. Dutch Schultz

  • Hans Christian Blech

    Hans Christian Blech

    Maj. Werner Pluskat

  • Bourvil

    Bourvil

    Mayor of Colleville

  • Red Buttons

    Red Buttons

    Pvt. John Steele

  • Pauline Carton

    Pauline Carton

    Maid

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    Status

    Released (Sep 25, 1962)

    Budget

    $10,000,000

    Revenue

    $50,100,000

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