Movie·1962·2h 58m
The Longest Day
THE INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIMED HIT JUST AS IT WAS SHOWN IN THE MAJOR CAPITALS OF THE WORLD!
Directed By
Ken Annakin
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
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"
Written By
Cornelius Ryan, Romain Gary, James Jones
Producer
Darryl F. Zanuck
Cinematography
Jean Bourgoin
Music
Maurice Jarre
Editor
Samuel E. Beetley
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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Cast
John Wayne
Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
Robert Mitchum
Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
Henry Fonda
Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Richard Burton
Flight 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
Mel Ferrer
Maj. Gen. Robert Haines
Ray Danton
Capt. Frank
Peter Lawford
Lord Lovat
Eddie Albert
Col. Thompson
Arletty
Madame Barrault
Jean-Louis Barrault
Father Louis Roulland
Richard Beymer
Pvt. Dutch Schultz
Hans Christian Blech
Maj. Werner Pluskat
Bourvil
Mayor of Colleville
// crew
Crew
Ken Annakin
Director
Andrew Marton
Director
Cornelius Ryan
Screenplay
Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer
Maurice Jarre
Original Music Composer
Jean Bourgoin
Director of Photography
Walter Wottitz
Director of Photography
Samuel E. Beetley
Editor
Bernhard Wicki
Director
Romain Gary
Writer
James Jones
Writer
David Pursall
Writer
Jack Seddon
Writer
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