The Longest Day
1962 · Movie · PG · 178 min · ★ 7.6
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"
Based on The Longest Day
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Details
- Years
- 1962
- Release date
- 1962-09-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 178 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (1,026 votes)
- Box office
- $50,000,000
- Budget
- $10,000,000
Themes
- steel helmet
- resistance
- allies
- world war ii
- normandy, france
- based on true story
- d-day
- historical fiction
- black and white
- soldier
- dramatic
- commanding
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Special Effects · 1963
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · 1963
- Silver nugget — the best foreign film · 1963
- National Board of Review Award — Best Film
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
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- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1963 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Special Effects · 1963 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1963 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · 1963 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Art Direction, Black and White · 1963 · nominated
Cast & crew
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
Directed by Ken Annakin, Bernhard Wicki, Andrew Marton