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The Longest Day

Ken Annakin

1962 • 2h 58m

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 A...

The Longest Day

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Cast

John Wayne

John WayneLt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort

Robert Mitchum

Robert MitchumBrig. Gen. Norman Cota

Henry Fonda

Henry FondaBrig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

Richard Burton

Richard BurtonFlight Officer David Campbell

Sean Connery

Sean ConneryPvt. Flanagan

Leslie Phillips

Leslie PhillipsRAF Officer Mac

Robert Ryan

Robert RyanBrig. Gen. James M. Gavin

Paul Anka

Paul AnkaU.S. Army Ranger

Wolfgang Büttner

Wolfgang BüttnerMaj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel

Mel Ferrer

Mel FerrerMaj. Gen. Robert Haines

Ray Danton

Ray DantonCapt. Frank

Peter Lawford

Peter LawfordLord Lovat

Eddie Albert

Eddie AlbertCol. Thompson

Arletty

ArlettyMadame Barrault

Jean-Louis Barrault

Jean-Louis BarraultFather Louis Roulland

Crew

Maurice Jarre

Maurice JarreOriginal Music Composer

Ken Annakin

Ken AnnakinDirector

Bernhard Wicki

Bernhard WickiDirector

Andrew Marton

Andrew MartonDirector

Darryl F. Zanuck

Darryl F. ZanuckProducer

Yvan Chiffre

Yvan ChiffreStunts

Lionel Vitrant

Lionel VitrantStunts

Ian Yule

John Sullivan

John SullivanStunts

Gerd Oswald

Gerd OswaldSecond Unit Director

Nosher Powell

Nosher PowellStunts

Gil Delamare

Gil DelamareStunts

Jean Herman

Jean HermanAssistant Director

Vincent Rossell

Vincent RossellStill Photographer

Romain Gary

Romain GaryScript Supervisor

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