The Longest Day

1962    2h 58m    PG
War, Action,
7.787%90%76%
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"
Directed By
Darryl F. Zanuck, Gerd Oswald,
Written By
David Pursall, Jack Seddon,
Studio
Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, 20th Century Fox
Cast of The Longest Day
  • Henry FondaBrig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt jr.
  • John WayneCol. Benjamin Vandervoort
  • Robert MitchumBrig. Gen. Norman Cota
  • Robert RyanBrig. Gen. James M. Gavin
  • ArlettyMadame Barrault
  • Jean-Louis BarraultFather Louis Roulland
  • BourvilLe maire de Colleville
  • Eddie AlbertCol. Thompson
  • Paul AnkaU.S. Army Ranger
  • Richard BeymerPvt. Dutch Schultz
  • Hans Christian BlechMaj. Werner Pluskat
  • Richard BurtonFlying Officer David Campbell
  • Wolfgang BüttnerMaj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel
  • Red ButtonsPvt. John Steele
  • Pauline CartonMaid
  • Gert FröbeSgt. Kaffekanne
  • Mel FerrerMaj. Gen. Robert Haines
  • Robert WagnerU.S. Army Ranger
  • Georges WilsonAlexandre Renaud
  • Curd JürgensMaj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt
  • Sean ConneryPvt. Flanagan
  • Fernand LedouxLouis
  • Madeleine RenaudMother Superior
  • Roddy McDowallPvt. Morris
  • Peter LawfordLord Lovat
  • Christian MarquandCmdr. Philippe Kieffer (commando leader)
  • Rod SteigerDestroyer Commander
  • Leo GennBrig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.
  • Ray DantonCapt. Frank
  • Irina DemickJanine Boitard
  • Fred DurU.S. Army Ranger major
  • FabianU.S. Army Ranger
  • Steve ForrestCapt. Harding
  • John GregsonBritish Padre
  • Paul HartmannField Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt
  • Peter HelmYoung GI
  • Werner HinzField Marshal Erwin Rommel
  • Sal MineoPvt. Martini
  • Donald HoustonRAF Pilot
  • Jeffrey HunterSgt. (later Lt.) John H. Fuller
  • Karl JohnGen. Wolfgang Hager
  • Alexander KnoxMaj. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith
  • Dewey MartinSgt. Wilder
  • Michael MedwinPvt. Watney
  • Kenneth MoreCapt. Colin Maud
  • Jean ServaisRAdm. Janjard
  • Richard MünchGen. Erich Marcks
  • Edmond O'BrienGen. Raymond D. Barton
  • Leslie PhillipsRAF Officer Mac
  • Wolfgang PreissMaj. Gen. Max Pemsel
  • Ron RandellJoe Williams
  • Georges RivièreSgt. Guy de Montlaur
  • Norman RossingtonPvt. Clough
  • Tommy SandsU.S. Army Ranger
  • George SegalU.S. Army Ranger
  • Bernard FoxPvt. Hutchinson (uncredited)
  • Richard ToddMaj. John Howard
  • Tom TryonLt. Wilson
  • Peter van EyckLt. Col. Ocker
  • Richard WattisBritish Paratrooper
  • Stuart WhitmanLt. Sheen
  • Patrick BarrGroup Capt. J.N. Stagg (uncredited)
  • John CrawfordCol. Caffey (uncredited)
  • Lyndon BrookLt. Walsh (uncredited)
  • Armin DahlenBlumentritt's Adjutant (uncredited)
  • Alan M. HarrisPvt. Harris (uncredited)
  • Richard DawsonBritish Soldier (uncredited)
  • Eugene DeckersGerman Soldier (uncredited)
  • Gil DelamareFrench Commando (uncredited)
  • Frank FinlayPvt. Coke (uncredited)
  • Harry FowlerBritish Paratrooper (uncredited)
  • Robert FreitagMeyer's Aide (uncredited)
  • Bernard FressonFrench Commando (uncredited)
  • Lutz GaborBit Part (uncredited)
  • Arnold GeldermanGerman Guard on Traintreck (uncredited)
  • Harold GoodwinBritish Soldier (uncredited)
  • Walter GotellGerman soldier (uncredited)
  • Henry GraceGen. Dwight D. Eisenhower (uncredited)
  • Clément HarariMinor Role (uncredited)
  • Ruth HausmeisterFrau Maria Rommel (uncredited)
  • Jack HedleyRAF Briefing Officer (uncredited)
  • Michael HinzManfred Rommel (uncredited)
  • Walter HorsbrughAdm. Creasey (uncredited)
  • Til KiweCapt. Helmuth Lang (uncredited)
  • Harry LandisBritish Soldier (uncredited)
  • Wolfgang LukschyCol. Gen. Alfred Jodl (uncredited)
  • Victor MaddernCamp Cook (uncredited)
  • Howard Marion-CrawfordGlider Doctor (uncredited)
  • Neil McCallumCanadian Doctor (uncredited)
  • John MeillonRAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited)
  • Kurt MeiselCapt. Ernst During (uncredited)
  • Gérard MoisanParatrooper (uncredited)
  • Tony MordenteCook (uncredited)
  • Bill NagyMajor in Ste. Mère-Eglise (uncredited)
  • Rainer PenkertLt. Fritz Theen (uncredited)
  • Malte PetzelGerman Officer with Rupert (uncredited)
  • John PhillipsRoosevelt's Aide (uncredited)
  • Siân PhillipsWRNS Officer (uncredited)
  • Maurice PoliJean (uncredited)
  • Hartmut ReckSgt. Bernhard Bergsdorf (uncredited)
  • Trevor ReidGen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery (uncredited)
  • Heinz ReinckeCol. Josef 'Pips' Priller (uncredited)
  • Paul Edwin RothCol. Schiller (uncredited)
  • Dietmar SchönherrLuftwaffe Major (uncredited)
  • Ernst SchröderGen. Hans von Salmuth (uncredited)
  • Hans SöhnkerDeutscher Offizier (uncredited)
  • Heinz SpitznerLt. Col. Helmuth Meyer (uncredited)
  • Nicholas StuartLt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley (uncredited)
  • Alice TissotHousekeeper (uncredited)
  • Michel TureauFrench Commando (uncredited)
  • Roland UrbanParatrooper (uncredited)
  • Vicco von BülowPemsel's adjutant (uncredited)
  • Joe WarfieldUS Army Medic (uncredited)
  • Dominique ZardiFrench Spitfire Pilot (uncredited)
  • Alexandre RenaudFirefighter (uncredited)
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