The Longest Day
“THE INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIMED HIT JUST AS IT WAS SHOWN IN THE MAJOR CAPITALS OF THE WORLD!”
1962•PG•2h 58m•7.6•Released
WarDramaHistory
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"
Director
Ken Annakin
Writer
Cornelius Ryan, Romain Gary, James Jones, David Pursall, Jack Seddon
Budget
$10M
Revenue
$50M
Languages
English, German, French
Studio
Darryl F. Zanuck Productions
Cast
John Wayne
Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
Robert Mitchum
Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
Henry Fonda
Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Richard Burton
Flight 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
Ray Danton
Capt. Frank
Peter Lawford
Lord Lovat
Eddie Albert
Col. Thompson
Arletty
Madame Barrault
Jean-Louis Barrault
Father Louis Roulland
Production
Company
Darryl F. Zanuck Productions
Company
20th Century Fox
Producer
Darryl F. Zanuck
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