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The Longest Day

The Longest Day
★ 7.6/10•1962•2h 58m•PG•War•Drama•History

THE INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIMED HIT JUST AS IT WAS SHOWN IN THE MAJOR CAPITALS OF THE WORLD!

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 Annakin · Director

Bernhard Wicki · Director

Andrew Marton · Director

Cornelius Ryan · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 58m
LanguageEN
Release DateSep 25, 1962
Budget$10,000,000
Revenue$50,100,000

Actors

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

Flight 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

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