The Longest Day
“THE INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIMED HIT JUST AS IT WAS SHOWN IN THE MAJOR CAPITALS OF THE WORLD!”
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"
Director
Ken Annakin
Writer
Cornelius Ryan
Studio
Darryl F. Zanuck Productions
Budget
$10M
Revenue
$50M
Vote Count
1,050
Cast
John Wayne
Lt. Col. Benjamin Va...
Robert Mitchum
Brig. Gen. Norman Co...
Henry Fonda
Brig. Gen. Theodore...
Richard Burton
Flight Officer David...
Sean Connery
Pvt. Flanagan
Leslie Phillips
RAF Officer Mac
Robert Ryan
Brig. Gen. James M....
Paul Anka
U.S. Army Ranger
Wolfgang Büttner
Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans S...
Mel Ferrer
Maj. Gen. Robert Hai...
Ray Danton
Capt. Frank
Peter Lawford
Lord Lovat
Eddie Albert
Col. Thompson
Arletty
Madame Barrault
Jean-Louis Barraul...
Father Louis Roullan...
Richard Beymer
Pvt. Dutch Schultz
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