The Longest Day
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"
Release Date:
1962-09-25
Runtime:
178 minutes
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Starring:
John Wayne
as Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
Robert Mitchum
as Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
Henry Fonda
as Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Richard Burton
as Flight Officer David Campbell
Sean Connery
as Pvt. Flanagan
Leslie Phillips
as RAF Officer Mac
Robert Ryan
as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Paul Anka
as U.S. Army Ranger
Wolfgang Büttner
as Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel
Mel Ferrer
as Maj. Gen. Robert Haines
Ray Danton
as Capt. Frank
Peter Lawford
as Lord Lovat
Eddie Albert
as Col. Thompson
Arletty
as Madame Barrault
Jean-Louis Barrault
as Father Louis Roulland
Richard Beymer
as Pvt. Dutch Schultz
Hans Christian Blech
as Maj. Werner Pluskat
Bourvil
as Mayor of Colleville
Red Buttons
as Pvt. John Steele
Pauline Carton
as Maid
Irina Demick
as Janine Boitard
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Fred Dur
as U.S. Army Ranger Major
Fabian
as U.S. Army Ranger
Steve Forrest
as Capt. Harding
Gert Fröbe
as Sgt. Kaffekanne
Leo Genn
as Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.
John Gregson
as British Padre
Paul Hartmann
as Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt
Peter Helm
as Young GI
Werner Hinz
as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel