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The Longest Day
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"
1962 · Directed by Ken Annakin · 178 min · War · Action · Drama · 8 frames
Tagline
THE INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIMED HIT JUST AS IT WAS SHOWN IN THE MAJOR CAPITALS OF THE WORLD!
Crew
- Screenplay: Cornelius Ryan
- Written by: David Pursall, Romain Gary, James Jones, Jack Seddon
- Cinematography: Jean Bourgoin, Walter Wottitz
- Edited by: Samuel E. Beetley
- Music: Maurice Jarre
- Produced by: Darryl F. Zanuck
Cast
- John Wayne as Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
- Robert Mitchum as Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
- Henry Fonda as Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
- Richard Burton as Flight Officer David Campbell
- Sean Connery as Pvt. Flanagan
- Leslie Phillips as RAF Officer Mac
- Robert Ryan as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
- Paul Anka as U.S. Army Ranger
- Wolfgang Büttner as Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel
- Mel Ferrer as Maj. Gen. Robert Haines
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English, German, French
- Studios: Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, 20th Century Fox
- Budget: $10,000,000
- Box office: $50,100,000
- Themes: steel helmet, resistance, allies, world war ii, normandy, france, based on true story, d-day, historical fiction, black and white, soldier
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