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The Longest Day (1962)

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"
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Darryl F. Zanuck profile
Darryl F. Zanuck

Director

Gerd Oswald profile
Gerd Oswald

Director

Cast

Henry Fonda profile
Henry Fonda

Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

John Wayne profile
John Wayne

Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort

Robert Mitchum profile
Robert Mitchum

Brig. Gen. Norman Cota

Robert Ryan profile
Robert Ryan

Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin

Eddie Albert profile
Eddie Albert

Col. Thompson

Paul Anka profile
Paul Anka

U.S. Army Ranger

Arletty profile
Arletty

Madame Barrault

Jean-Louis Barrault profile
Jean-Louis Barrault

Father Louis Roulland

Richard Beymer profile
Richard Beymer

Pvt. Dutch Schultz

Hans Christian Blech profile
Hans Christian Blech

Maj. Werner Pluskat

Bourvil profile
Bourvil

Mayor of Colleville

Richard Burton profile
Richard Burton

Flying Officer David Campbell

Henry Fonda profile
Henry Fonda

Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

John Wayne profile
John Wayne

Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort

Robert Mitchum profile
Robert Mitchum

Brig. Gen. Norman Cota

Robert Ryan profile
Robert Ryan

Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin

Eddie Albert profile
Eddie Albert

Col. Thompson

Paul Anka profile
Paul Anka

U.S. Army Ranger

Arletty profile
Arletty

Madame Barrault

Jean-Louis Barrault profile
Jean-Louis Barrault

Father Louis Roulland

Richard Beymer profile
Richard Beymer

Pvt. Dutch Schultz

Hans Christian Blech profile
Hans Christian Blech

Maj. Werner Pluskat

Bourvil profile
Bourvil

Mayor of Colleville

Richard Burton profile
Richard Burton

Flying Officer David Campbell

Extra

Release Date

September 25, 1962

Original Language

German, English, French

Budget

$10,000,000.00

Production Company

Darryl F. Zanuck Productions logo20th Century Fox logo

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Videos

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John Landis on THE LONGEST DAY
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The Longest Day trailer

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