The Longest Day

The Longest Day

178 mins | Drama, Action, War | Sept. 25, 1962

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"

The Longest Day

178 mins | Drama, Action, War | Sept. 25, 1962

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"
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers 20th Century Fox, Darryl F. Zanuck Productions
Original title The Longest Day
Directors Gérard Renateau, Bernard Farrel, Louis Pitzele, Andrew Marton, Ken Annakin, Tom Pevsner, Bernhard Wicki
Writers Romain Gary, James Jones, Cornelius Ryan, Jack Seddon, David Pursall

Cast

Eddie Albert

as Col. Thompson

Paul Anka

as U.S. Army Ranger

Arletty

as Madame Barrault

Jean-Louis Barrault

as Father Louis Roulland

Richard Beymer

as Pvt. Dutch Schultz

Hans Christian Blech

as Maj. Werner Pluskat

Bourvil

as Le maire de Colleville

Richard Burton

as Flying Officer David Campbell

Wolfgang Büttner

as Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel

Red Buttons

as Pvt. John Steele

Pauline Carton

as Maid

Sean Connery

as Pvt. Flanagan

Ray Danton

as Capt. Frank

Irina Demick

as Janine Boitard

Fred Dur

as U.S. Army Ranger major

Fabian

as U.S. Army Ranger

Mel Ferrer

as Maj. Gen. Robert Haines

Henry Fonda

as Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt jr.

Steve Forrest

as Capt. Harding

Gert Fröbe

as Sgt. Kaffekanne

Leo Genn

as Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.

John Gregson

as British Padre

Paul Hartmann

as Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt

Peter Helm

as Young GI

Werner Hinz

as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

Donald Houston

as RAF Pilot

Jeffrey Hunter

as Sgt. (later Lt.) John H. Fuller

Karl John

as Gen. Wolfgang Hager

Curd Jürgens

as Maj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt

Alexander Knox

as Maj. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith

Peter Lawford

as Lord Lovat

Fernand Ledoux

as Louis

Christian Marquand

as Cmdr. Philippe Kieffer (commando leader)

Dewey Martin

as Sgt. Wilder

Roddy McDowall

as Pvt. Morris

Michael Medwin

as Pvt. Watney

Sal Mineo

as Pvt. Martini

Robert Mitchum

as Brig. Gen. Norman Cota

Kenneth More

as Capt. Colin Maud

Richard Münch

as Gen. Erich Marcks

Edmond O'Brien

as Gen. Raymond D. Barton

Leslie Phillips

as RAF Officer Mac

Wolfgang Preiss

as Maj. Gen. Max Pemsel

Ron Randell

as Joe Williams

Madeleine Renaud

as Mother Superior

Georges Rivière

as Sgt. Guy de Montlaur

Norman Rossington

as Pvt. Clough

Robert Ryan

as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin

Tommy Sands

as U.S. Army Ranger

George Segal

as U.S. Army Ranger

Jean Servais

as RAdm. Janjard

Rod Steiger

as Destroyer Commander

Richard Todd

as Maj. John Howard

Tom Tryon

as Lt. Wilson

Peter van Eyck

as Lt. Col. Ocker

Robert Wagner

as U.S. Army Ranger

Richard Wattis

as British Paratrooper

Stuart Whitman

as Lt. Sheen

Georges Wilson

as Alexandre Renaud

John Wayne

as Col. Benjamin Vandervoort

Patrick Barr

as Group Capt. J.N. Stagg (uncredited)

Lyndon Brook

as Lt. Walsh (uncredited)

John Crawford

as Col. Caffey (uncredited)

Armin Dahlen

as Blumentritt's Adjutant (uncredited)

Mark Damon

as Pvt. Harris (uncredited)

Richard Dawson

as British Soldier (uncredited)

Eugene Deckers

as German Soldier (uncredited)

Gil Delamare

as French Commando (uncredited)

Frank Finlay

as Pvt. Coke (uncredited)

Harry Fowler

as British Paratrooper (uncredited)

Bernard Fox

as Pvt. Hutchinson (uncredited)

Robert Freitag

as Meyer's Aide (uncredited)

Bernard Fresson

as French Commando (uncredited)

Lutz Gabor

as Bit Part (uncredited)

Arnold Gelderman

as German Guard on Traintreck (uncredited)

Harold Goodwin

as British Soldier (uncredited)

Walter Gotell

as German soldier (uncredited)

Henry Grace

as Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower (uncredited)

Clément Harari

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Ruth Hausmeister

as Frau Maria Rommel (uncredited)

Jack Hedley

as RAF Briefing Officer (uncredited)

Michael Hinz

as Manfred Rommel (uncredited)

Walter Horsbrugh

as Adm. Creasey (uncredited)

Til Kiwe

as Capt. Helmuth Lang (uncredited)

Harry Landis

as British Soldier (uncredited)

Wolfgang Lukschy

as Col. Gen. Alfred Jodl (uncredited)

Victor Maddern

as Camp Cook (uncredited)

Howard Marion-Crawford

as Glider Doctor (uncredited)

Neil McCallum

as Canadian Doctor (uncredited)

John Meillon

as RAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited)

Kurt Meisel

as Capt. Ernst During (uncredited)

Gérard Moisan

as Paratrooper (uncredited)

Tony Mordente

as Cook (uncredited)

Bill Nagy

as Major in Ste. Mère-Eglise (uncredited)

Rainer Penkert

as Lt. Fritz Theen (uncredited)

Malte Petzel

as German Officer with Rupert (uncredited)

John Phillips

as Roosevelt's Aide (uncredited)

Siân Phillips

as WRNS Officer (uncredited)

Maurice Poli

as Jean (uncredited)

Hartmut Reck

as Sgt. Bernhard Bergsdorf (uncredited)

Trevor Reid

as Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery (uncredited)

Heinz Reincke

as Col. Josef 'Pips' Priller (uncredited)

Paul Edwin Roth

as Col. Schiller (uncredited)

Dietmar Schönherr

as Luftwaffe Major (uncredited)

Ernst Schröder

as Gen. Hans von Salmuth (uncredited)

Hans Söhnker

as Deutscher Offizier (uncredited)

Heinz Spitzner

as Lt. Col. Helmuth Meyer (uncredited)

Nicholas Stuart

as Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley (uncredited)

Alice Tissot

as Housekeeper (uncredited)

Michel Tureau

as French Commando (uncredited)

Roland Urban

as Paratrooper (uncredited)

Vicco von Bülow

as Pemsel's adjutant (uncredited)

Joe Warfield

as US Army Medic (uncredited)

Dominique Zardi

as French Spitfire Pilot (uncredited)