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The Longest Day

The Longest Day

THE INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIMED HIT JUST AS IT WAS SHOWN IN THE MAJOR CAPITALS OF THE WORLD!

19627.62h 58m

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"

Directed by Ken Annakin
Written by Cornelius Ryan, David Pursall, Erich Maria Remarque
Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck
Box OfficeBudget: $10.0MRevenue: $50.1M

Top 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

Mel Ferrer

Mel Ferrer

Maj. Gen. Robert Haines

Themes & Keywords

steel helmetresistancealliesworld war iinormandy, francebased on true storyd-dayhistorical fictionblack and whitesoldierdramaticcommanding

About The Longest Day

The Longest Day is a war, action, drama film released in 1962 exploring themes of steel helmet, resistance, allies, world war ii, normandy, france, based on true story. Directed by Ken Annakin, it stars John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Henry Fonda. 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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