
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: September 25, 1962
Status: Released
Genres:
War
Action
Drama
Trailer
Cast

Henry Fonda
Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

John Wayne
Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort

Robert Mitchum
Brig. Gen. Norman Cota

Robert Ryan
Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin

Eddie Albert
Col. Thompson

Paul Anka
U.S. Army Ranger

Arletty
Madame Barrault

Jean-Louis Barrault
Father Louis Roulland

Richard Beymer
Pvt. Dutch Schultz

Hans Christian Blech
Maj. Werner Pluskat

Bourvil
Mayor of Colleville

Richard Burton
Flying Officer David Campbell