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Feature film — 1962

The Longest Day (1962)

7.62h 58mWar — Drama — History

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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A high-signal pick with 1,072 votes.

Darryl F. Zanuck Productions / 20th Century Fox

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Director: Ken Annakin

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Cast & crew

John Wayne as Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort

John Wayne

Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort

Robert Mitchum as Brig. Gen. Norman Cota

Robert Mitchum

Brig. Gen. Norman Cota

Henry Fonda as Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

Henry Fonda

Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

Richard Burton as Flight Officer David Campbell

Richard Burton

Flight Officer David Campbell

Sean Connery as Pvt. Flanagan

Sean Connery

Pvt. Flanagan

Leslie Phillips as RAF Officer Mac

Leslie Phillips

RAF Officer Mac

Robert Ryan as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin

Robert Ryan

Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin

Paul Anka as U.S. Army Ranger

Paul Anka

U.S. Army Ranger

Wolfgang Büttner as Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel

Wolfgang Büttner

Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel

Mel Ferrer as Maj. Gen. Robert Haines

Mel Ferrer

Maj. Gen. Robert Haines

Ray Danton as Capt. Frank

Ray Danton

Capt. Frank

Peter Lawford as Lord Lovat

Peter Lawford

Lord Lovat

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