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"
Directing:
Writing:
Stars:
- Bernhard Wicki
- Ken Annakin
- Andrew Marton
- Gerd Oswald
- Darryl F. Zanuck
Writing:
- Cornelius Ryan
- Romain Gary
- David Pursall
Stars:
Release Date: 1962-09-25
7.6/10
7.6/10
- Country: US
- Language: English | Français | Deutsch
- Runtime: 178
- Budget: $10,000,000
- Revenue: $50,100,000
Watch on
Destroyer Commander
Maj. John Howard
U.S. Army Ranger
Capt. Colin Maud
British Padre
Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
Lord Lovat
Lt. Sheen
Col. Thompson
U.S. Army Ranger
Madame Barrault
Father Louis Roulland
Pvt. Dutch Schultz
Maj. Werner Pluskat
Mayor of Colleville
Flying Officer David Campbell
Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel
Pvt. John Steele
Pvt. Flanagan
Capt. Frank
Maid
Blumentritt's Adjutant (uncredited)
Pvt. Harris (uncredited)
British Soldier (uncredited)
Janine Boitard, a resistance
U.S. Army Ranger
Maj. Gen. Robert Haines
Pvt. Coke (uncredited)
Capt. Harding
Pvt. Hutchinson (uncredited)
Meyer's Aide (uncredited)
French Commando (uncredited)
Sgt. Kaffekanne
Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.
British Soldier (uncredited)
German Soldier (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt
Frau Maria Rommel (uncredited)
RAF Briefing Officer (uncredited)
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
RAF Pilot
Sgt. (later Lt.) John H. Fuller
Gen. Wolfgang Häger
Maj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt
Capt. Helmuth Lang (uncredited)
Maj. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith
Col. Gen. Alfred Jodl (uncredited)
Cmdr. Philippe Kieffer - Commando Leader
Pvt. Morris
Pvt. Martini
Gen. Erich Marcks
Gen. Raymond D. Barton
RAF Officer Mac
Maj. Gen. Max Pemsel
Col. Josef 'Pips' Priller (uncredited)
Mother Superior
Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Luftwaffe Major (uncredited)
Gen. Hans von Salmuth (uncredited)
RAdm. Janjard
German Officer (uncredited)
Lt. Wilson
Lt. Col. Ocker
Pemsel's Adjutant (uncredited)
U.S. Army Ranger
Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
British Soldier (uncredited)
Young GI
Louis
Pvt. Watney
Joe Williams
Sgt. Guy de Montlaur
Pvt. Clough
U.S. Army Ranger
British Paratrooper
Alexandre Renaud
Group Capt. J.N. Stagg (uncredited)
Lt. Walsh (uncredited)
Col. Caffey (uncredited)
German Soldier (uncredited)
French Commando (uncredited)
British Paratrooper (uncredited)
Camp Cook (uncredited)
Glider Doctor (uncredited)
Canadian Doctor (uncredited)
RAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited)
Capt. Ernst During (uncredited)
Major in Ste. Mère-Eglise (uncredited)
Lt. Fritz Theen (uncredited)
Roosevelt's Aide (uncredited)
WRNS Officer (uncredited)
Jean (uncredited)
Sgt. Bernhard Bergsdorf (uncredited)
Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery (uncredited)
Col. Schiller (uncredited)
Lt. Col. Helmuth Meyer (uncredited)
Housekeeper (uncredited)
French Commando (uncredited)
French Spitfire Pilot (uncredited)
Sgt. Wilder
British Soldier
