The Longest Day
1962
Movie Information
Overview
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
September 25, 1962
Director
Ken Annakin
Runtime
2h 58m
Cast
John WayneRobert MitchumHenry FondaRichard BurtonSean ConneryLeslie PhillipsRobert RyanPaul AnkaWolfgang BüttnerMel Ferrer
Production
Darryl F. Zanuck Productions20th Century Fox
Genres
WarActionDrama