The Longest Day (1962)★ 7.8/10
- Action
- Drama
- History
- War
Directed by: Gerd Oswald, Darryl F. Zanuck
Written by: Cornelius Ryan, Romain Gary, James Jones, David Pursall, Jack Seddon
Shot in a docudrama style the film opens in the days leading up to D-Day, depicting events and perspectives on both the Allied and German sides.
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Cast & crew
John WayneLt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
Robert RyanBrig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Richard BurtonFlight Officer David Campbell
Henry FondaBrig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Eddie AlbertCol. Thompson
Paul AnkaU.S. Army Ranger
ArlettyMadame Barrault
Jean-Louis BarraultFather Louis Roulland
Richard BeymerPvt. Dutch Schultz
Hans Christian BlechMaj. Werner Pluskat
BourvilMayor of Colleville
Wolfgang BüttnerMaj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel
Red ButtonsPvt. John Steele
Pauline CartonMaid
Sean ConneryPvt. Flanagan
Ray DantonCapt. Frank
Irina DemickJanine Boitard
Fred DurU.S. Army Ranger Major
FabianU.S. Army Ranger
Mel FerrerMaj. Gen. Robert Haines
Steve ForrestCapt. Harding
Gert FröbeSgt. Kaffekanne
Leo GennBrig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.
John GregsonBritish Padre
Paul HartmannField Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt
Peter HelmYoung GI
Werner HinzField Marshal Erwin Rommel
Donald HoustonRAF Pilot
Jeffrey HunterSgt. (later Lt.) John H. Fuller
Karl JohnGen. Wolfgang Häger
Curd JürgensMaj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt
Alexander KnoxMaj. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith
Peter LawfordLord Lovat
Fernand LedouxLouis
Christian MarquandCmdr. Philippe Kieffer - Commando Leader
Dewey MartinSgt. Wilder (scenesDeleted)
Roddy McDowallPvt. Morris
Michael MedwinPvt. Watney
Sal MineoPvt. Martini
Robert MitchumBrig. Gen. Norman Cota
Kenneth MoreCapt. Colin Maud
Richard MünchGen. Erich Marcks
Edmond O'BrienGen. Raymond O. Barton
Leslie PhillipsRAF Officer Mac
Wolfgang PreissMaj. Gen. Max Pemsel
Ron RandellJoe Williams
Madeleine RenaudMother Superior
Georges RivièreSgt. Guy de Montlaur
Norman RossingtonPvt. Clough
Tommy SandsU.S. Army Ranger
George SegalU.S. Army Ranger
Jean ServaisRAdm. Jaujard
Rod SteigerDestroyer Commander
Richard ToddMaj. John Howard
Tom TryonLt. Wilson
Peter van EyckLt. Col. Ocker
Robert WagnerU.S. Army Ranger
Richard WattisBritish Paratrooper
Stuart WhitmanLt. Sheen
Georges WilsonAlexandre Renaud
Daniel GélinUndetermined Role (scenesDeleted)
Françoise RosayUndetermined Role (scenesDeleted)
Patrick BarrGroup Capt. J.N. Stagg (uncredited)
Yves BarsacqMan at Resistance HQ (uncredited)
Geoffrey BayldonOfficer at Eisenhower Briefing (uncredited)Michael BeintMinor Role (uncredited)Charles BondiU.S. Army Ranger (uncredited)
Lyndon BrookLt. Walsh (uncredited)Lucien CamiretBit Part (uncredited)Garrett CassellDead Solider (uncredited)
Jean ChampionFrench Resistance Fighter (uncredited)Yvan ChiffreParatrooper (uncredited)Bryan ColemanRonald Callen (uncredited)
Gary CollinsOfficer On Bridge Behind Destroyer Commander (uncredited)
John CrawfordCol. Caffey (uncredited)Jo D'AvraFrench Navy Captain (uncredited)
Armin DahlenBlumentritt's Adjutant (uncredited)
Mark DamonPvt. Harris (uncredited)
Richard DawsonBritish Soldier (uncredited)Leslie de LaspeeBill Millin - Piper on Beach (uncredited)
Eugene DeckersGerman Soldier (uncredited)
Gil DelamareFrench Commando (uncredited)Colin DrakeZanuck (uncredited)
Michel DuchaussoyMinor Role (uncredited)
Frank FinlayPvt. Coke (uncredited)
Harry FowlerBritish Paratrooper (uncredited)
Bernard FoxPvt. Hutchinson (uncredited)
Robert FreitagMeyer's Aide (uncredited)
Bernard FressonFrench Commando (uncredited)Lutz GaborMinor Role (uncredited)Arnold GeldermanGerman Guard on Train Track (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)Jean-Pierre JanicParatrooper (uncredited)
Patrick JordanLt. Richard Todd - British Soldier Talking to Maj. Howard (uncredited)
Til KiweCapt. Helmuth Lang (uncredited)
Mickey KnoxUS Airman with Bandaged Eye (uncredited)
Simon LackAir Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory (uncredited)
Harry LandisBritish Soldier (uncredited)Rudy LenoirGerman Soldier (uncredited)Joseph LoweUS Army Ranger Sparrow (uncredited)
Wolfgang LukschyCol. Gen. Alfred Jodl (uncredited)
Victor MaddernCamp Cook (uncredited)
Guy MarchandParachutist (uncredited)
Howard Marion-CrawfordGlider Doctor (uncredited)
Neil McCallumCanadian Doctor (uncredited)Edward MeeksUS Army Soldier Talking to Gen. Cota (uncredited)
John MeillonRAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited)
Kurt MeiselCapt. Ernst During (uncredited)Gérard MoisanParatrooper (uncredited)
Tony MordenteCook (uncredited)Louis MounierAir Marshal Tedder (uncredited)Al MulockUndetermined Role (uncredited)
Bill NagyMajor in Ste. Mère-Eglise (uncredited)Kurt PecherGerman Commander (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)Alexandre RenaudFirefighter (uncredited)John RobinsonAdm. Sir Bertram Ramsay (uncredited)
Paul Edwin RothCol. Schiller (uncredited)Marcel RouzéMinor Role (uncredited)Ernst SchröderGen. Hans von Salmuth (uncredited)
Dietmar SchönherrLuftwaffe Major (uncredited)Heinz SpitznerLt. Col. Helmuth Meyer (uncredited)
Nicholas StuartLt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley (uncredited)
Hans SöhnkerGerman Officer (uncredited)Tarzan Taborda (uncredited)
Alice TissotHousekeeper (uncredited)Serge TolstoyGerman Officer (uncredited)
Michel TureauFrench Commando (uncredited)Roland UrbanParatrooper (uncredited)
Lionel VitrantFirst Landed Paratrooper in a Garden (uncredited)Vicco von BülowPemsel's Adjutant (uncredited)
Joe WarfieldUS Army Medic (uncredited)
Dominique ZardiFrench Spitfire Pilot (uncredited)