The Longest Day

The Longest Day (1962)

Directed by Ken Annakin

2h 58m

War

| Action

| Drama

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"

Cast

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

Flying 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

Crew

Ken Annakin

Ken Annakin

Director

Andrew Marton

Andrew Marton

Director

Cornelius Ryan

Cornelius Ryan

Screenplay

Darryl F. Zanuck

Darryl F. Zanuck

Producer

Maurice Jarre

Maurice Jarre

Original Music Composer

Jean Bourgoin

Jean Bourgoin

Director of Photography

Walter Wottitz

Walter Wottitz

Director of Photography

Samuel E. Beetley

Samuel E. Beetley

Editor

Cornelius Ryan

Cornelius Ryan

Novel

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