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:
- Ken Annakin
- Andrew Marton
- Bernhard Wicki
- Gerd Oswald
- Darryl F. Zanuck
Writing:
- Cornelius Ryan
- James Jones
- 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
RAF Officer Mac
Pvt. Morris
Pvt. John Steele
Col. Josef 'Pips' Priller (uncredited)
Pvt. Flanagan
Pvt. Coke (uncredited)
Destroyer Commander
Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
U.S. Army Ranger
Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
Maj. John Howard
Lt. Col. Ocker
Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.
Capt. Colin Maud
Capt. Harding
German Soldier (uncredited)
Col. Gen. Alfred Jodl (uncredited)
Luftwaffe Major (uncredited)
Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel
Maj. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith
Col. Thompson
Maj. Gen. Robert Haines
Capt. Frank
Gen. Erich Marcks
Lord Lovat
RAF Pilot
Pvt. Harris (uncredited)
Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
RAdm. Janjard
British Padre
Mayor of Colleville
Gen. Wolfgang Häger
Lt. Sheen
Sgt. (later Lt.) John H. Fuller
Pvt. Martini
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
Flying Officer David Campbell
Maj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt
U.S. Army Ranger
Madame Barrault
Father Louis Roulland
Pvt. Dutch Schultz
Maj. Werner Pluskat
Maid
Blumentritt's Adjutant (uncredited)
British Soldier (uncredited)
Janine Boitard
U.S. Army Ranger
Pvt. Hutchinson (uncredited)
Meyer's Aide (uncredited)
French Commando (uncredited)
Sgt. Kaffekanne
British Soldier (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt
Frau Maria Rommel (uncredited)
RAF Briefing Officer (uncredited)
Capt. Helmuth Lang (uncredited)
Cmdr. Philippe Kieffer - Commando Leader
Gen. Raymond D. Barton
Maj. Gen. Max Pemsel
Mother Superior
Gen. Hans von Salmuth (uncredited)
German Officer (uncredited)
Lt. Wilson
Pemsel's Adjutant (uncredited)
U.S. Army Ranger
British Soldier (uncredited)
Major in Ste. Mère-Eglise (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)
Paratrooper (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 Spitfire Pilot (uncredited)
Sgt. Wilder
French Commando (uncredited)
British Soldier
