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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"
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1962-09-25
- video_camera_front Companies Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, 20th Century Fox
- timer Runtime: 178 Mins
- star Rating: 7.6 / 10
- favorite Likes: 951 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0056197
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Henry Fonda
Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

John Wayne
Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort

Robert Mitchum
Brig. Gen. Norman Cota

Robert Ryan
Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin

Eddie Albert
Col. Thompson

Paul Anka
U.S. Army Ranger

Arletty
Madame Barrault

Jean-Louis Barrault
Father Louis Roulland

Richard Beymer
Pvt. Dutch Schultz

Hans Christian Blech
Maj. Werner Pluskat

Bourvil
Mayor of Colleville

Richard Burton
Flying Officer David Campbell

Wolfgang Büttner
Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel

Red Buttons
Pvt. John Steele

Pauline Carton
Maid

Sean Connery
Pvt. Flanagan

Ray Danton
Capt. Frank

Irina Demick
Janine Boitard, a resistance

Fred Dur
U.S. Army Ranger Major

Fabian
U.S. Army Ranger

Mel Ferrer
Maj. Gen. Robert Haines

Steve Forrest
Capt. Harding

Gert Fröbe
Sgt. Kaffekanne

Leo Genn
Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.

John Gregson
British Padre

Paul Hartmann
Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt

Peter Helm
Young GI

Werner Hinz
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

Donald Houston
RAF Pilot

Jeffrey Hunter
Sgt. (later Lt.) John H. Fuller

Karl John
Gen. Wolfgang Häger

Curd Jürgens
Maj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt

Alexander Knox
Maj. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith

Peter Lawford
Lord Lovat

Fernand Ledoux
Louis

Christian Marquand
Cmdr. Philippe Kieffer - Commando Leader

Dewey Martin
Sgt. Wilder

Roddy McDowall
Pvt. Morris

Michael Medwin
Pvt. Watney

Sal Mineo
Pvt. Martini

Kenneth More
Capt. Colin Maud

Richard Münch
Gen. Erich Marcks

Edmond O'Brien
Gen. Raymond D. Barton

Leslie Phillips
RAF Officer Mac

Wolfgang Preiss
Maj. Gen. Max Pemsel

Ron Randell
Joe Williams

Madeleine Renaud
Mother Superior

Georges Rivière
Sgt. Guy de Montlaur

Norman Rossington
Pvt. Clough

Tommy Sands
U.S. Army Ranger

George Segal
U.S. Army Ranger

Jean Servais
RAdm. Janjard

Rod Steiger
Destroyer Commander

Richard Todd
Maj. John Howard

Tom Tryon
Lt. Wilson

Peter van Eyck
Lt. Col. Ocker

Robert Wagner
U.S. Army Ranger

Richard Wattis
British Paratrooper

Stuart Whitman
Lt. Sheen

Georges Wilson
Alexandre Renaud

Patrick Barr
Group Capt. J.N. Stagg (uncredited)

Lyndon Brook
Lt. Walsh (uncredited)

John Crawford
Col. Caffey (uncredited)

Armin Dahlen
Blumentritt's Adjutant (uncredited)

Mark Damon
Pvt. Harris (uncredited)

Richard Dawson
British Soldier (uncredited)

Eugene Deckers
German Soldier (uncredited)

Gil Delamare
French Commando (uncredited)

Frank Finlay
Pvt. Coke (uncredited)

Harry Fowler
British Paratrooper (uncredited)

Bernard Fox
Pvt. Hutchinson (uncredited)

Robert Freitag
Meyer's Aide (uncredited)

Bernard Fresson
French Commando (uncredited)

Lutz Gabor
Minor Role (uncredited)

Arnold Gelderman
German Guard on Train Track (uncredited)

Harold Goodwin
British Soldier (uncredited)

Walter Gotell
German Soldier (uncredited)

Henry Grace
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower (uncredited)

Clément Harari
Minor Role (uncredited)

Ruth Hausmeister
Frau Maria Rommel (uncredited)

Jack Hedley
RAF Briefing Officer (uncredited)

Michael Hinz
Manfred Rommel (uncredited)

Walter Horsbrugh
Adm. Creasey (uncredited)

Til Kiwe
Capt. Helmuth Lang (uncredited)

Harry Landis
British Soldier (uncredited)

Wolfgang Lukschy
Col. Gen. Alfred Jodl (uncredited)

Victor Maddern
Camp Cook (uncredited)

Howard Marion-Crawford
Glider Doctor (uncredited)

Neil McCallum
Canadian Doctor (uncredited)

John Meillon
RAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited)

Kurt Meisel
Capt. Ernst During (uncredited)

Gérard Moisan
Paratrooper (uncredited)

Tony Mordente
Cook (uncredited)

Bill Nagy
Major in Ste. Mère-Eglise (uncredited)

Rainer Penkert
Lt. Fritz Theen (uncredited)

Malte Petzel
German Officer with Rupert (uncredited)

John Phillips
Roosevelt's Aide (uncredited)

Siân Phillips
WRNS Officer (uncredited)

Maurice Poli
Jean (uncredited)

Hartmut Reck
Sgt. Bernhard Bergsdorf (uncredited)

Trevor Reid
Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery (uncredited)

Heinz Reincke
Col. Josef 'Pips' Priller (uncredited)

Alexandre Renaud
Firefighter (uncredited)

Paul Edwin Roth
Col. Schiller (uncredited)

Ernst Schröder
Gen. Hans von Salmuth (uncredited)

Dietmar Schönherr
Luftwaffe Major (uncredited)

Heinz Spitzner
Lt. Col. Helmuth Meyer (uncredited)

Nicholas Stuart
Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley (uncredited)

Hans Söhnker
German Officer (uncredited)

Alice Tissot
Housekeeper (uncredited)

Michel Tureau
French Commando (uncredited)

Roland Urban
Paratrooper (uncredited)

Vicco von Bülow
Pemsel's Adjutant (uncredited)

Joe Warfield
US Army Medic (uncredited)

Dominique Zardi
French Spitfire Pilot (uncredited)
groups Crew

Samuel E. Beetley
Editor

Ken Annakin
Director

Jean Bourgoin
Director of Photography

Bernhard Wicki
Director

Andrew Marton
Director

Cornelius Ryan
Screenplay

Walter Wottitz
Director of Photography

Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer

Maurice Jarre
Original Music Composer

Cornelius Ryan
Novel

Maude Spector
Casting

Léon Barsacq
Art Direction

Ted Haworth
Art Direction

Elmo Williams
Associate Producer

Johnny Borgese
Special Effects

Vincent Korda
Art Direction

Gabriel Béchir
Set Designer

Jean Herman
Assistant Director

Gerd Oswald
Second Unit Director

Jack Cooper
Stunts

Yvan Chiffre
Stunts

Gil Delamare
Stunts

Elmo Williams
Second Unit Director

Karl Helmer
Special Effects

Joe Powell
Stunts

Nosher Powell
Stunts

John Sullivan
Stunts

Ian Yule
Stunts

Paul Wurtzel
Special Effects

Alexandre Renaud
Stunts

Jean-Pierre Janic
Stunts

Henry Wise
Second Assistant Director

Henry Sokal Jr.
Assistant Director

Gerald Endler
Special Effects

Augie Lohman
Special Effects

Fernando Pérez
Special Effects

Alex Weldon
Special Effects

Wally Veevers
Visual Effects

Gérard Moisan
Stunts

Joseph de Bretagne
Special Effects

Ken Buckle
Stunts

Lionel Vitrant
Stunts

Karl Baumgartner
Special Effects

R.A. MacDonald
Special Effects

David Pursall
Script Consultant

Romain Gary
Script Supervisor

Guy Tabary
Aerial Camera

John McCorry
Wardrobe Coordinator

David S. Horsley
Additional Visual Effects

Henri Persin
Cinematography

Jack Seddon
Script Consultant

Jean Fouchet
Visual Effects

Vincent Rossell
Still Photographer

Lucie Lichtig
Continuity

Frank Khoury
Driver

Erich Maria Remarque
Script Consultant

Bob Cuff
Matte Painter

Pierre Levent
Cinematography

Romain Gary
Writer

James Jones
Writer

David Pursall
Writer

Jack Seddon
Writer

Mitch Miller
Music Arranger

Jacques Maumont
Sound

William Robert Sivel
Sound

Tom Pevsner
Assistant Director

Bernard Farrel
Assistant Director

Joseph de Bretagne
Sound

Paul Anka
Additional Music

Louis Pitzele
Assistant Director

Josef Priller
Technical Advisor

Lucie Maria Rommel
Technical Advisor

Jean Fouchet
Special Effects

Günther Blumentritt
Technical Advisor

Helmuth Lang
Technical Advisor

Joseph B. Seay
Technical Advisor

E. C. Peake
Technical Advisor

Friedrich Ruge
Technical Advisor

A. J. Hillebrand
Technical Advisor

Fernand Prevost
Technical Advisor

Frederick Morgan
Technical Advisor

Jean Barral
Technical Advisor

James Gavin
Technical Advisor

Albert Saby
Technical Advisor

John Howard
Technical Advisor

Philippe Kieffer
Technical Advisor

The Earl of Lovat
Technical Advisor

Hubert Deschard
Technical Advisor

Gérard Renateau
Assistant Director

Max Pemsel
Technical Advisor

Werner Pluskat
Technical Advisor

Roger Bligh
Technical Advisor

James R. Johnson
Technical Advisor

Pierre Koenig
Technical Advisor

Willard L. Bushy
Technical Advisor
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