The Longest Day (1962)

09/25/1962 (US) • 2h 58m

War, Action, Drama

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"

Top Billed Cast

John Wayne

Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort

Robert Mitchum

Brig. Gen. Norman Cota

Henry Fonda

Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

Richard Burton

Flying Officer David Campbell

Sean Connery

Pvt. Flanagan

Leslie Phillips

RAF Officer Mac

Robert Ryan

Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin

Paul Anka

U.S. Army Ranger

Wolfgang Büttner

Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$10,000,000.00

Revenue

$50,100,000.00

Keywords

steel helmet

resistance

allies

world war ii

normandy, france

based on true story

d-day

historical fiction

soldier

dramatic

commanding

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