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The Longest Day (1962)

War/Action/Drama · 2h 48m · 10/4/1962

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This is the day that changed the world... When history held its breath.

Description

The triumph and tragedy of the World War II heroes who stormed Normandy Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944, are immortalized in this 1962 Oscar® winner for Best Cinematography (Black-and-White) and Best Special Effects. Seen through the eyes of Allied generals, foot soldiers, strategists and paratroopers, The Longest Day recounts the largest and greatest military mission of all time. In a battle that would change the course of history, 5,000 ships unloaded over 3 million men on the beaches of France, and the Allies gained a valuable foothold on enemy territory, at an incalculable cost. This massive production required five directors and featured an international cast of thousands, including John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Henry Fonda, Eddie Albert, Richard Burton, Sean Connery, Peter Lawford, Rod Steiger, Stuart Whitman, Robert Ryan, Edmond O'Brien, Curt Jürgens and more!

Status

Released

Languages

English, Language_Deutsch, Language_Français

Country

United States

Production Companies

Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Budget

$10000000

Revenue

$50100000

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Cast

Eddie Albert

Col. Thompson

Paul Anka

U.S. Army Ranger

Arletty

Madame Barrault

Jean-Louis Barrault

Father Louis Roulland

Richard Beymer

Schultz

Hans Christian Blech

Maj. Werner Pluskat

Bourvil

Mayor of Colleville

Richard Burton

Flight 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 (as Irina Demich)

Fred Dur

U.S. Army Ranger major

Fabian

U.S. Army Ranger

Mel Ferrer

Maj. Gen. Robert Haines

Henry Fonda

Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

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 at flight base

Jeffrey Hunter

Sgt. (later Lt.) John H. Fuller (as Jeff Hunter)

Karl John

Gen. Wolfgang Hager

Curd Jürgens

Maj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt (as Curt Jürgens)

Alexander Knox

Maj. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith

Peter Lawford

Lord Lovat

Michael Medwin

Pvt. Watney

Sal Mineo

Pvt. Martini

Robert Mitchum

Brig. Gen. Norman Cota

Kenneth More

Capt. Colin Maud

Richard Münch

Gen. Erich Marcks

Edmond O'Brien

Gen. Raymond D. Barton

Leslie Phillips

Royal Air Force officer

Wolfgang Preiss

Maj. Gen. Max Pemsel

Ron Randell

Joe Williams

Madeleine Renaud

Mother Superior

Georges Rivière

Sgt. Guy de Montlaur (as Georges Riviere)

Norman Rossington

Pvt. Clough

Robert Ryan

Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin

Tommy Sands

U.S. Army Ranger

George Segal

U.S. Army Ranger

Jean Servais

RAdm. Janjard

Rod Steiger

Destroyer commander

Richard Todd

Maj. John Howard

Tom Tryon

Lt. Wilson

Peter van Eyck

Lt. Col. Ocker (as Peter Van Eyck)

Robert Wagner

U.S. Army Ranger

Richard Wattis

British Paratrooper

Stuart Whitman

Lt. Sheen

Georges Wilson

Alexandre Renaud

John Wayne

Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort

Daniel Gélin

Undetermined Role (French Version) (scenes deleted)

Françoise Rosay

Undetermined Role (French Version) (scenes deleted)

Patrick Barr

Group Capt. J.N. Stagg (uncredited)

Michael Beint

Bit part (uncredited)

Lyndon Brook

Lt. Walsh (uncredited)

Lucien Camiret

Bit part (uncredited)

Jean Champion

Bit part (uncredited)

Bryan Coleman

Ronald Callen (uncredited)

John Crawford

Col. Caffey (uncredited)

Mark Damon

Pvt. Harris (uncredited)

Jo D'Avra

French Navy captain (uncredited)

Richard Dawson

British soldier (uncredited)

Eugene Deckers

German soldier (uncredited)

Pipe Major Leslie de Laspee

Bill Millin - piper on beach (uncredited)

Colin Drake

Zanuck (uncredited)

Michel Duchaussoy

Extra (uncredited)

Frank Finlay

Pvt. Coke (uncredited)

Harry Fowler

British Paratrooper (uncredited)

Bernard Fox

British soldier (uncredited)

Robert Freitag

Meyer's aide (uncredited)

Bernard Fresson

Bit part (uncredited)

Lutz Gabor

Bit part (uncredited)

Harold Goodwin

British Infantryman (uncredited)

Henry Grace

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower (uncredited)

Clément Harari

Bit part (uncredited)

Ruth Hausmeister

Frau Rommel (uncredited)

Jack Hedley

RAF briefing officer (uncredited)

Michael Hinz

Manfred Rommel (uncredited)

Til Kiwe

Capt. Helmuth Lang (uncredited)

Mickey Knox

(uncredited)

Simon Lack

Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory (uncredited)

Rudy Lenoir

Bit part (uncredited)

Joseph Lowe

Ranger at Ponte du Hoc (uncredited)

Wolfgang Lukschy

Col. Gen. Alfred Jodl (uncredited)

Victor Maddern

Pvt. Hutchinson (uncredited)

Howard Marion-Crawford

Doctor (uncredited)

Neil McCallum

Bit part (uncredited)

Edward Meeks

(uncredited)

John Meillon

RAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited)

Kurt Meisel

Capt. Ernst During (uncredited)

Fernand Ledoux

Louis

Christian Marquand

Cmdr. Philippe Kieffer (commando leader)

Dewey Martin

Pvt. Wilder

Roddy McDowall

Pvt. Morris

Crew

Ken Annakin

Director

Andrew Marton

Director

Bernhard Wicki

Director

Darryl F. Zanuck

Director

Cornelius Ryan

Writer

Cornelius Ryan

Writer

Jean Bourgoin

Cinematograpy

Walter Wottitz

Cinematograpy

Maurice Jarre

Music

Samuel E. Beetley

Editor

Darryl F. Zanuck

Producer

Elmo Williams

Producer