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

John Wayne is Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
Robert Mitchum is Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
Henry Fonda is Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Richard Burton is Flying Officer David Campbell
Flying Officer David Campbell
Sean Connery is Pvt. Flanagan
Pvt. Flanagan
Leslie Phillips is RAF Officer Mac
RAF Officer Mac
Robert Ryan is Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Paul Anka is U.S. Army Ranger
U.S. Army Ranger
Wolfgang Büttner is Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel
Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel
Mel Ferrer is Maj. Gen. Robert Haines
Maj. Gen. Robert Haines
Ray Danton is Capt. Frank
Capt. Frank
Peter Lawford is Lord Lovat
Lord Lovat