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The Longest Day
THE INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIMED HIT JUST AS IT WAS SHOWN IN THE MAJOR CAPITALS OF THE WORLD!
7.6(1,067)19622h 58m
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"
- Director
- Ken Annakin,Bernhard Wicki,Andrew Marton
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Cast

John Wayne
Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort

Robert Mitchum
Brig. Gen. Norman Cota

Henry Fonda
Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

Richard Burton
Flight Officer David Campbell

Sean Connery
Pvt. Flanagan

Leslie Phillips
RAF Officer Mac

Robert Ryan
Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin

Paul Anka
U.S. Army Ranger

Wolfgang Büttner
Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel

Mel Ferrer
Maj. Gen. Robert Haines

Ray Danton
Capt. Frank

Peter Lawford
Lord Lovat

Eddie Albert
Col. Thompson

Arletty
Madame Barrault

Jean-Louis Barrault
Father Louis Roulland

Richard Beymer
Pvt. Dutch Schultz

Hans Christian Blech
Maj. Werner Pluskat

Bourvil
Mayor of Colleville

Red Buttons
Pvt. John Steele

Pauline Carton
Maid

Irina Demick
Janine Boitard
Fred Dur
U.S. Army Ranger Major

Fabian
U.S. Army Ranger

Steve Forrest
Capt. Harding
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Crew
Directing
- Ken AnnakinDirector
- Bernhard WickiDirector
- Andrew MartonDirector
- Jean HermanAssistant Director
- Gerd OswaldSecond Unit Director
- Elmo WilliamsSecond Unit Director
- Henry WiseSecond Assistant Director
- Henry Sokal Jr.Assistant Director
- Romain GaryScript Supervisor
- Lucie LichtigContinuity
- Tom PevsnerAssistant Director
- Bernard FarrelAssistant Director
Writing
- Cornelius RyanScreenplay
- Cornelius RyanNovel
- David PursallScript Consultant
- Jack SeddonScript Consultant
- Erich Maria RemarqueScript Consultant
- Romain GaryWriter
- James JonesWriter
- David PursallWriter
- Jack SeddonWriter
- Romain GaryScript Consultant
- James JonesScript Consultant
Production
- Darryl F. ZanuckProducer
- Maude SpectorCasting
- Elmo WilliamsAssociate Producer
- Julien DerodeProduction Manager
- Christian FerryProduction Manager
- Lee KatzProduction Manager
- Louis WipfProduction Manager
- Lillian MichelsonResearcher
Camera
- Jean BourgoinDirector of Photography
- Walter WottitzDirector of Photography
- Guy TabaryAerial Camera
- Vincent RossellStill Photographer
- Pierre LeventAdditional Photography
- Henri PersinAdditional Photography
Editing
- Samuel E. BeetleyEditor
Sound
- Maurice JarreOriginal Music Composer
- Mitch MillerMusic Arranger
- Jacques MaumontSound
- William Robert SivelSound
- Joseph de BretagneSound
- Maurice JarreConductor
Art
- Léon BarsacqArt Direction
- Ted HaworthArt Direction
- Vincent KordaArt Direction
- Gabriel BéchirSet Designer
- Mentor HuebnerProduction Illustrator
- Sam GordonProperty Master
Costume & Make-Up
- John McCorryWardrobe Coordinator
Visual Effects
- Wally VeeversVisual Effects
- David S. HorsleyAdditional Visual Effects
- Jean FouchetVisual Effects
- Bob CuffMatte Painter
Crew
- Jack CooperStunts
- Yvan ChiffreStunts
- Gil DelamareStunts
- Karl HelmerSpecial Effects
- Joe PowellStunts
- Nosher PowellStunts
- John SullivanStunts
- Ian YuleStunts
- Alexandre RenaudStunts
- Jean-Pierre JanicStunts
- Gerald EndlerSpecial Effects
- Augie LohmanSpecial Effects