The Longest Day (1962)
11/10/1962 (GB)
War, Action, Drama
2h 58m
- 76% (966 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
John Wayne
Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
Robert Mitchum
Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
Henry Fonda
Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Richard Burton
Flying Officer David Campbell
Sean Connery
Pvt. Flanagan
Leslie Phillips
RAF Officer Mac
Robert Ryan
Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Paul Anka
U.S. Army Ranger
Wolfgang Büttner
Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel
Mel Ferrer
Maj. Gen. Robert Haines
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