
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"
Release Date: 1962-09-25
War
Action
Drama
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Casts

John Wayne
as Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort

Robert Mitchum
as Brig. Gen. Norman Cota

Henry Fonda
as Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

Richard Burton
as Flying Officer David Campbell

Sean Connery
as Pvt. Flanagan

Leslie Phillips
as RAF Officer Mac

Robert Ryan
as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin

Paul Anka
as U.S. Army Ranger

Wolfgang Büttner
as Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel

Mel Ferrer
as Maj. Gen. Robert Haines