The Longest Day (1962)
This is the day that changed the world... when history held its breath.
Starring John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum
Directed by Bernhard Wicki,Ken Annakin,Andrew Marton
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'
Runtime: 178 min.
Rating: 7.6
DVD
Languages: Deutsch,English,French
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Drama,History,War
Keywords: resistance,world war ii,normandy, france,allies,based on a true story,steel helmet,soldier
Cast
Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt jr.
Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
Flying Officer David Campbell
Maj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt
Col. Thompson
U.S. Army Ranger
Madame Barrault
Father Louis Roulland
Pvt. Dutch Schultz
Maj. Werner Pluskat
Le maire de Colleville
Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel
Pvt. John Steele
Maid
Pvt. Flanagan
Capt. Frank
Janine Boitard
U.S. Army Ranger major
U.S. Army Ranger
Maj. Gen. Robert Haines
Capt. Harding
Sgt. Kaffekanne
Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.
British Padre
Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt
Young GI
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
RAF Pilot
Sgt. (later Lt.) John H. Fuller
Gen. Wolfgang Hager
Maj. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith
Lord Lovat
Louis
Cmdr. Philippe Kieffer (commando leader)
Sgt. Wilder
Pvt. Morris
Pvt. Watney
Pvt. Martini
Capt. Colin Maud
Gen. Erich Marcks
Gen. Raymond D. Barton
RAF Officer Mac
Maj. Gen. Max Pemsel
Joe Williams
Mother Superior
Sgt. Guy de Montlaur
Pvt. Clough
Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
U.S. Army Ranger
U.S. Army Ranger
RAdm. Janjard
Destroyer Commander
Maj. John Howard
Lt. Wilson
Lt. Col. Ocker
U.S. Army Ranger
British Paratrooper
Lt. Sheen
Alexandre Renaud
Group Capt. J.N. Stagg (uncredited)
Lt. Walsh (uncredited)
Col. Caffey (uncredited)
Blumentritt's Adjutant (uncredited)
Pvt. Harris (uncredited)
British Soldier (uncredited)
German Soldier (uncredited)
French Commando (uncredited)
Pvt. Coke (uncredited)
British Paratrooper (uncredited)
Pvt. Hutchinson (uncredited)
Meyer's Aide (uncredited)
French Commando (uncredited)
Bit Part (uncredited)
German Guard on Traintreck (uncredited)
British Soldier (uncredited)
German soldier (uncredited)
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower (uncredited)
Frau Maria Rommel (uncredited)
RAF Briefing Officer (uncredited)
Manfred Rommel (uncredited)
Adm. Creasey (uncredited)
Capt. Helmuth Lang (uncredited)
British Soldier (uncredited)
Col. Gen. Alfred Jodl (uncredited)
Camp Cook (uncredited)
Glider Doctor (uncredited)
Canadian Doctor (uncredited)
RAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited)
Capt. Ernst During (uncredited)
Paratrooper (uncredited)
Cook (uncredited)
Major in Ste. Mère-Eglise (uncredited)
Lt. Fritz Theen (uncredited)
German Officer with Rupert (uncredited)
Roosevelt's Aide (uncredited)
WRNS Officer (uncredited)
Jean (uncredited)
Sgt. Bernhard Bergsdorf (uncredited)
Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery (uncredited)
Col. Josef 'Pips' Priller (uncredited)
Col. Schiller (uncredited)
Luftwaffe Major (uncredited)
Gen. Hans von Salmuth (uncredited)
Deutscher Offizier (uncredited)
Lt. Col. Helmuth Meyer (uncredited)
Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley (uncredited)
Housekeeper (uncredited)
French Commando (uncredited)
Paratrooper (uncredited)
Pemsel's adjutant (uncredited)
US Army Medic (uncredited)
French Spitfire Pilot (uncredited)