The Longest Day (1962)
11/10/1962 (GB)
War, Action, Drama
2h 58m
- 76% (959 votes)
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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 AnnakinDirector
- Bernhard WickiDirector
- Andrew MartonDirector
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$10,000,000
Revenue
$50,100,000
Keywords
- steel helmet
- resistance
- allies
- world war ii
- normandy, france
- based on true story
- d-day
- historical fiction
- soldier
- dramatic
- commanding
Top Billed Cast
Henry Fonda
Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
John Wayne
Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
Robert Mitchum
Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
Robert Ryan
Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Eddie Albert
Col. Thompson
Paul Anka
U.S. Army Ranger
Arletty
Madame Barrault
Jean-Louis Barrault
Father Louis Roulland
Richard Beymer
Pvt. Dutch Schultz
Hans Christian Blech
Maj. Werner Pluskat
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