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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 (1962) is a war, drama and history film directed by Ken Annakin, released on September 25, 1962 with a runtime of 2h 58m. It stars John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Henry Fonda and Richard Burton. Viewers rate it 7.6 out of 10 across 1,064 ratings.
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Official trailers, teasers, clips and featurettes for The Longest Day.
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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 Flight 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
Ray Danton
as Capt. Frank
Peter Lawford
as Lord Lovat
Directed by Ken Annakin, written by Cornelius Ryan, Cornelius Ryan and Jack Seddon, produced by Darryl F. Zanuck.
Average viewer score of 7.6/10 from 1,064 ratings.
For the Allies as well as the Germans, it will be the longest day. The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view. The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French gets an all star production. One of the great war movie epics, it has all the requisite blunderbuss spectacle and heroism as the Allies invade…
Reviewed on June 22, 2019
John Wayne may have featured just slightly more than anyone else in this drama, but it's very much an ensemble effort that delivers a film with a great deal of authenticity to it. It's all set around the day of the D-Day landings in 1944. The weather on England's south coast was, in the words of their meteorologist, "akin to mid-winter". Delay meant more frustrations for everyone so off they go using just about…
Reviewed on June 3, 2024
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The Longest Day (1962) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of The Longest Day (1962) includes John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Henry Fonda, Richard Burton and Sean Connery. The film was directed by Ken Annakin. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Longest Day was released on September 25, 1962 and runs for 2h 58m.
The Longest Day (1962) holds an average rating of 7.6 out of 10 from 1,064 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy war, drama and history films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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