The Longest Day

The Longest Day (1962)

War Action Drama

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"

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  • Release Date: 1962-09-25
  • Runtime: 2h 58min
  • Directors: Ken Annakin, Bernhard Wicki, Andrew Marton.

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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

    Flying 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

  • Red Buttons

    Pvt. John Steele

  • Pauline Carton

    Maid

  • Irina Demick

    Janine Boitard, a resistance

  • Fred Dur

    U.S. Army Ranger Major

  • Fabian

    U.S. Army Ranger

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Robert Wagner

    U.S. Army Ranger

  • Richard Wattis

    British Paratrooper

  • Stuart Whitman

    Lt. Sheen

  • Georges Wilson

    Alexandre Renaud

  • Patrick Barr

    Group Capt. J.N. Stagg (uncredited)

  • Lyndon Brook

    Lt. Walsh (uncredited)

  • John Crawford

    Col. Caffey (uncredited)

  • Armin Dahlen

    Blumentritt's Adjutant (uncredited)

  • Mark Damon

    Pvt. Harris (uncredited)

  • Richard Dawson

    British Soldier (uncredited)

  • Eugene Deckers

    German Soldier (uncredited)

  • Gil Delamare

    French Commando (uncredited)

  • Frank Finlay

    Pvt. Coke (uncredited)

  • Harry Fowler

    British Paratrooper (uncredited)

  • Bernard Fox

    Pvt. Hutchinson (uncredited)

  • Robert Freitag

    Meyer's Aide (uncredited)

  • Bernard Fresson

    French Commando (uncredited)

  • Lutz Gabor

    Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Arnold Gelderman

    German Guard on Train Track (uncredited)

  • Harold Goodwin

    British Soldier (uncredited)

  • Walter Gotell

    German Soldier (uncredited)

  • Henry Grace

    Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower (uncredited)

  • Clément Harari

    Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Ruth Hausmeister

    Frau Maria Rommel (uncredited)

  • Jack Hedley

    RAF Briefing Officer (uncredited)

  • Michael Hinz

    Manfred Rommel (uncredited)

  • Walter Horsbrugh

    Adm. Creasey (uncredited)

  • Til Kiwe

    Capt. Helmuth Lang (uncredited)

  • Harry Landis

    British Soldier (uncredited)

  • Wolfgang Lukschy

    Col. Gen. Alfred Jodl (uncredited)

  • Victor Maddern

    Camp Cook (uncredited)

  • Howard Marion-Crawford

    Glider Doctor (uncredited)

  • Neil McCallum

    Canadian Doctor (uncredited)

  • John Meillon

    RAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited)

  • Kurt Meisel

    Capt. Ernst During (uncredited)

  • Gérard Moisan

    Paratrooper (uncredited)

  • Tony Mordente

    Cook (uncredited)

  • Bill Nagy

    Major in Ste. Mère-Eglise (uncredited)

  • Rainer Penkert

    Lt. Fritz Theen (uncredited)

  • Malte Petzel

    German Officer with Rupert (uncredited)

  • John Phillips

    Roosevelt's Aide (uncredited)

  • Siân Phillips

    WRNS Officer (uncredited)

  • Maurice Poli

    Jean (uncredited)

  • Hartmut Reck

    Sgt. Bernhard Bergsdorf (uncredited)

  • Trevor Reid

    Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery (uncredited)

  • Heinz Reincke

    Col. Josef 'Pips' Priller (uncredited)

  • Alexandre Renaud

    Firefighter (uncredited)

  • Paul Edwin Roth

    Col. Schiller (uncredited)

  • Ernst Schröder

    Gen. Hans von Salmuth (uncredited)

  • Dietmar Schönherr

    Luftwaffe Major (uncredited)

  • Heinz Spitzner

    Lt. Col. Helmuth Meyer (uncredited)

  • Nicholas Stuart

    Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley (uncredited)

  • Hans Söhnker

    German Officer (uncredited)

  • Alice Tissot

    Housekeeper (uncredited)

  • Michel Tureau

    French Commando (uncredited)

  • Roland Urban

    Paratrooper (uncredited)

  • Vicco von Bülow

    Pemsel's Adjutant (uncredited)

  • Joe Warfield

    US Army Medic (uncredited)

  • Dominique Zardi

    French Spitfire Pilot (uncredited)

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