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
- Romain Gary
Stars:
Release Date: 1962-09-25
7.6/10
7.6/10
- Country: US
- Language: Deutsch | English | Français
- Runtime: 178
- Budget: $10,000,000
- Revenue: $50,100,000
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
U.S. Army Ranger
Maj. Gen. Robert Haines
Pvt. Coke (uncredited)
Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
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)
British Padre
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
Lord Lovat
Col. Gen. Alfred Jodl (uncredited)
Cmdr. Philippe Kieffer - Commando Leader
Pvt. Morris
Pvt. Martini
Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
Capt. Colin Maud
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)
U.S. Army Ranger
RAdm. Janjard
German Officer (uncredited)
Destroyer Commander
Maj. John Howard
Lt. Wilson
Lt. Col. Ocker
Pemsel's Adjutant (uncredited)
U.S. Army Ranger
Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
Lt. Sheen
British Soldier (uncredited)
Alexandre Renaud
Louis
Young GI
Sgt. Wilder
Pvt. Watney
Joe Williams
Sgt. Guy de Montlaur
Pvt. Clough
U.S. Army Ranger
British Paratrooper
Group Capt. J.N. Stagg (uncredited)
Col. Caffey (uncredited)
Lt. Walsh (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)
British Soldier
