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The Longest Day (1962)

Poster for The Longest Day

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

Director
Ken Annakin
  • Profile picture of Henry Fonda
    Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. Henry Fonda
  • Profile picture of John Wayne
    Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort John Wayne
  • Profile picture of Robert Mitchum
    Brig. Gen. Norman Cota Robert Mitchum
  • Profile picture of Robert Ryan
    Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin Robert Ryan
  • Profile picture of Eddie Albert
    Col. Thompson Eddie Albert
  • Profile picture of Paul Anka
    U.S. Army Ranger Paul Anka
  • Profile picture of Arletty
    Madame Barrault Arletty
  • Profile picture of Jean-Louis Barrault
    Father Louis Roulland Jean-Louis Barrault

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Keywords

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  • resistance
  • allies
  • world war ii
  • normandy, france
  • based on true story
  • d-day
  • historical fiction
  • soldier