The Longest Day (1962)
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"
- Released
- 1962-09-25
- Genres
- War, Drama, History
- Runtime
- 178 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Ken Annakin, Bernhard Wicki, Andrew Marton, Cornelius Ryan
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 from 1066 votes
Cast
- 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