The Longest Day (1962)

The Longest Day (1962)

1962-09-25 United States of America 178 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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"

Cast

Henry Fonda is Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
John Wayne is Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
Robert Mitchum is Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
Robert Ryan is Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Eddie Albert is Col. Thompson
Col. Thompson
Paul Anka is U.S. Army Ranger
U.S. Army Ranger
Arletty is Madame Barrault
Madame Barrault
Jean-Louis Barrault is Father Louis Roulland
Father Louis Roulland
Richard Beymer is Pvt. Dutch Schultz
Pvt. Dutch Schultz
Hans Christian Blech is Maj. Werner Pluskat
Maj. Werner Pluskat
Bourvil is Mayor of Colleville
Mayor of Colleville
Richard Burton is Flying Officer David Campbell
Flying Officer David Campbell