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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 / 10• 1962• 2h 58m•PG• English
WarDramaHistory
Storyline
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 & Crew
John Wayne
Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ken Annakin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Longest Day is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
