The Longest Day (1962)
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"
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $10,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $50,100,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 19.827 |
Directed By
Ken Annakin
Andrew Marton
Bernhard Wicki
Crew
Ken Annakin
Andrew Marton
Cornelius Ryan
Darryl F. Zanuck
Maurice Jarre
Jean Bourgoin
Walter Wottitz
Samuel E. Beetley
Cornelius Ryan
Bernhard Wicki
Maude Spector
Léon Barsacq
Ted Haworth
Vincent Korda
Johnny Borgese
Elmo Williams
Gabriel Béchir
Henry Wise
Jean Herman
Gerd Oswald
Henry Sokal Jr.
Elmo Williams
Karl Baumgartner
Joseph de Bretagne
Gerald Endler
Karl Helmer
Augie Lohman
R.A. MacDonald
Fernando Pérez
Alex Weldon
Paul Wurtzel
Wally Veevers
Ken Buckle
Yvan Chiffre
Jack Cooper
Gil Delamare
Jean-Pierre Janic
Gérard Moisan
Joe Powell
Nosher Powell
Alexandre Renaud
John Sullivan
Lionel Vitrant
Ian Yule
Jean Fouchet
Bob Cuff
David S. Horsley
Pierre Levent
Henri Persin
Vincent Rossell
Guy Tabary
John McCorry
Romain Gary
Lucie Lichtig
David Pursall
Erich Maria Remarque
Jack Seddon
Frank Khoury
Romain Gary
James Jones
David Pursall
Jack Seddon
Paul Anka
Mitch Miller
Joseph de Bretagne
Jacques Maumont
William Robert Sivel
Bernard Farrel
Tom Pevsner
Louis Pitzele
Gérard Renateau
Jean Fouchet
Günther Blumentritt
James Gavin
John Howard
Philippe Kieffer
Pierre Koenig
Helmuth Lang
The Earl of Lovat
Frederick Morgan
Max Pemsel
Werner Pluskat
Josef Priller
Lucie Maria Rommel
Friedrich Ruge
Jean Barral
Roger Bligh
Willard L. Bushy
Hubert Deschard
A. J. Hillebrand
James R. Johnson
Fernand Prevost
E. C. Peake
Albert Saby
Joseph B. Seay
TOP CAST
Henry Fonda
Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
John Wayne
Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
Robert Mitchum
Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
Robert Ryan
Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Eddie Albert
Col. Thompson
Paul Anka
U.S. Army Ranger
Arletty
Madame Barrault
Jean-Louis Barrault
Father Louis Roulland
Richard Beymer
Pvt. Dutch Schultz
Hans Christian Blech
Maj. Werner Pluskat
Bourvil
Mayor of Colleville
Richard Burton
Flying Officer David Campbell
Wolfgang Büttner
Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel
Red Buttons
Pvt. John Steele
Pauline Carton
Maid
Sean Connery
Pvt. Flanagan
Ray Danton
Capt. Frank
Irina Demick
Janine Boitard, a resistance
Fred Dur
U.S. Army Ranger Major
Fabian
U.S. Army Ranger
Mel Ferrer
Maj. Gen. Robert Haines
Steve Forrest
Capt. Harding
Gert Fröbe
Sgt. Kaffekanne
Leo Genn
Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.
John Gregson
British Padre
Paul Hartmann
Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt
Peter Helm
Young GI
Werner Hinz
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
Donald Houston
RAF Pilot
Jeffrey Hunter
Sgt. (later Lt.) John H. Fuller
Karl John
Gen. Wolfgang Häger
Curd Jürgens
Maj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt
Alexander Knox
Maj. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith
Peter Lawford
Lord Lovat
Fernand Ledoux
Louis
Christian Marquand
Cmdr. Philippe Kieffer - Commando Leader
Dewey Martin
Sgt. Wilder
Roddy McDowall
Pvt. Morris
Michael Medwin
Pvt. Watney
Sal Mineo
Pvt. Martini
Kenneth More
Capt. Colin Maud
Richard Münch
Gen. Erich Marcks
Edmond O'Brien
Gen. Raymond D. Barton
Leslie Phillips
RAF Officer Mac
Wolfgang Preiss
Maj. Gen. Max Pemsel
Ron Randell
Joe Williams
Madeleine Renaud
Mother Superior
Georges Rivière
Sgt. Guy de Montlaur
Norman Rossington
Pvt. Clough
Tommy Sands
U.S. Army Ranger
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