The Longest Day
The Longest Day

The Longest Day

1962-09-25 - 178 minutes

7.60 / 10

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"

Screenplay

Director - Ken Annakin

Genres

War

Action

Drama

Videos

John Landis on THE LONGEST DAY

Featurette

The Longest Day trailer

Trailer

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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

Irina Demick

Irina Demick

Janine Boitard, a resistance

Fred Dur

Fred Dur

U.S. Army Ranger Major

Fabian

Fabian

U.S. Army Ranger

Steve Forrest

Steve Forrest

Capt. Harding

Gert Fröbe

Gert Fröbe

Sgt. Kaffekanne