The Longest Day 1962

Synopsis:

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"

Directed by: Ken Annakin & Andrew Marton & Gerd Oswald & Bernhard Wicki & Darryl F. Zanuck
Written by: Romain Gary & David Pursall & Jack Seddon & James Jones & Cornelius Ryan
Runtime: 178 minutes
Critics score:
Cast:
Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda
Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. 
John Wayne
John Wayne
Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort 
Robert Mitchum
Robert Mitchum
Brig. Gen. Norman Cota 
Robert Ryan
Robert Ryan
Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin 
Eddie Albert
Eddie Albert
Col. Thompson 
Paul Anka
Paul Anka
U.S. Army Ranger 
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Also known as:
  • Der Längste Tag
  • El día más largo del siglo
  • Il giorno più lungo
  • Ilgiausia diena
  • Le Jour le Plus Long
  • Najdlhsí den
  • Najduži dan
  • The D. Day
  • Η Πιο Μεγάλη Μέρα του Πολέμου
  • Најдужи дан
  • 史上最大の作戦:1962