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Writers:
Cornelius Ryan (screenplay)
Cornelius Ryan (book)
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Release Date:
4 October 1962 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Drama | History | War more
Tagline:
42 STARS IN THE LONGEST DAY more
Plot:
The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 6 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(13 articles)
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User Comments:
Impressive retelling on the grand scale of the path to D-Day more (155 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
Eddie Albert ... Col. Thompson
Paul Anka ... U.S. Army Ranger
Arletty ... Madame Barrault
Jean-Louis Barrault ... Father Louis Roulland
Richard Beymer ... Schultz
Hans Christian Blech ... Maj. Werner Pluskat
Bourvil ... Mayor of Colleville

Richard Burton ... Flight Officer David Campbell
Wolfgang Büttner ... Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel

Red Buttons ... Pvt. John Steele
Pauline Carton ... Maid

Sean Connery ... Pvt. Flanagan
Ray Danton ... Capt. Frank
Irina Demick ... Janine Boitard (as Irina Demich)
Fred Dur ... U.S. Army Ranger major
Fabian ... U.S. Army Ranger
Mel Ferrer ... Maj. Gen. Robert Haines

Henry Fonda ... Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Steve Forrest ... Capt. Harding
Gert Fröbe ... Sgt. Kaffekanne
Leo Genn ... Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.
John Gregson ... British Padre
Paul Hartmann ... Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt
Peter Helm ... Young GI
Werner Hinz ... Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
Donald Houston ... RAF pilot at flight base
Jeffrey Hunter ... Sgt. (later Lt.) John H. Fuller (as Jeff Hunter)
Karl John ... Gen. Wolfgang Hager
Curd Jürgens ... Maj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt (as Curt Jürgens)
Alexander Knox ... Maj. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith
Peter Lawford ... Lord Lovat
Fernand Ledoux ... Louis
Christian Marquand ... Cmdr. Philippe Kieffer (commando leader)
Dewey Martin ... Pvt. Wilder (scenes deleted)

Roddy McDowall ... Pvt. Morris
Michael Medwin ... Pvt. Watney

Sal Mineo ... Pvt. Martini

Robert Mitchum ... Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
Kenneth More ... Capt. Colin Maud
Richard Münch ... Gen. Erich Marcks

Edmond O'Brien ... Gen. Raymond D. Barton
Leslie Phillips ... Royal Air Force officer
Wolfgang Preiss ... Maj. Gen. Max Pemsel
Ron Randell ... Joe Williams
Madeleine Renaud ... Mother Superior
Georges Rivière ... Sgt. Guy de Montlaur (as Georges Riviere)
Norman Rossington ... Pvt. Clough

Robert Ryan ... Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Tommy Sands ... U.S. Army Ranger

George Segal ... U.S. Army Ranger
Jean Servais ... RAdm. Janjard

Rod Steiger ... Destroyer commander
Richard Todd ... Maj. John Howard
Tom Tryon ... Lt. Wilson
Peter van Eyck ... Lt. Col. Ocker (as Peter Van Eyck)

Robert Wagner ... U.S. Army Ranger
Richard Wattis ... British Paratrooper
Stuart Whitman ... Lt. Sheen
Georges Wilson ... Alexandre Renaud

John Wayne ... Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Daniel Gélin ... Undetermined Role (French Version) (scenes deleted)
Françoise Rosay ... Undetermined Role (French Version) (scenes deleted)
Patrick Barr ... Group Capt. J.N. Stagg (uncredited)
Geoffrey Bayldon ... British Soldier (uncredited)
Michael Beint ... Bit part (uncredited)
Lyndon Brook ... Lt. Walsh (uncredited)
Lucien Camiret ... Bit part (uncredited)
Jean Champion ... Bit part (uncredited)
Bryan Coleman ... Ronald Callen (uncredited)
John Crawford ... Col. Caffey (uncredited)
Mark Damon ... Pvt. Harris (uncredited)
Jo D'Avra ... French Navy captain (uncredited)
Richard Dawson ... British soldier (uncredited)
Eugene Deckers ... German soldier (uncredited)
Pipe Major Leslie de Laspee ... Bill Millin - piper on beach (uncredited)
Colin Drake ... Zanuck (uncredited)
Michel Duchaussoy ... Extra (uncredited)
Frank Finlay ... Pvt. Coke (uncredited)
Harry Fowler ... British Paratrooper (uncredited)
Bernard Fox ... British soldier (uncredited)
Robert Freitag ... Meyer's aide (uncredited)
Bernard Fresson ... Bit part (uncredited)
Lutz Gabor ... Bit part (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin ... British Infantryman (uncredited)
Henry Grace ... Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower (uncredited)
Clément Harari ... Bit part (uncredited)
Ruth Hausmeister ... Frau Rommel (uncredited)
Jack Hedley ... RAF briefing officer (uncredited)
Michael Hinz ... Manfred Rommel (uncredited)
Patrick Jordan ... British Soldier talking to Major Howard (uncredited)
Til Kiwe ... Capt. Helmuth Lang (uncredited)
Mickey Knox ... (uncredited)
Simon Lack ... Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory (uncredited)
Harry Landis ... British Soldier (uncredited)
Rudy Lenoir ... Bit part (uncredited)
Joseph Lowe ... Ranger at Ponte du Hoc (uncredited)
Wolfgang Lukschy ... Col. Gen. Alfred Jodl (uncredited)
Victor Maddern ... Pvt. Hutchinson (uncredited)
Howard Marion-Crawford ... Doctor (uncredited)
Neil McCallum ... Bit part (uncredited)
Edward Meeks ... (uncredited)
John Meillon ... RAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited)
Kurt Meisel ... Capt. Ernst During (uncredited)
Tony Mordente ... Cook (uncredited)
Louis Mounier ... Sir Arthur William Tedder (uncredited)
Bill Nagy ... Bit part (uncredited)
Kurt Pecher ... German commander (uncredited)
Rainer Penkert ... Lt. Fritz Theen (uncredited)
Siân Phillips ... WREN (uncredited)
Maurice Poli ... Jean (uncredited)
Hartmut Reck ... Sgt. Bernhard Bergsdorf (uncredited)
Trevor Reid ... Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery (uncredited)
Heinz Reincke ... Col. Josef 'Pips' Priller (uncredited)
John Robinson ... Adm. Sir Bertram Ramsay (uncredited)
Paul Edwin Roth ... Col. Schiller (uncredited)
Marcel Rouzé ... Bit part (uncredited)
Dietmar Schönherr ... Luftwaffe major (uncredited)
Ernst Schröder ... Gen.Hans von Salmuth (uncredited)
Hans Söhnker ... Deutscher Offizier (uncredited)
Heinz Spitzner ... Lt. Col. Helmuth Meyer (uncredited)
Bob Steele ... Paratrooper (uncredited)
Lee Strasberg ... Sergeant Forster (uncredited)
Nicholas Stuart ... Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley (uncredited)
Alice Tissot ... Housekeeper (uncredited)
Serge Tolstoy ... German officer (uncredited)
Lionel Vitrant ... The first landed paratrooper, in a garden (uncredited)
Vicco von Bülow ... German officer (uncredited)
Dominique Zardi ... Bit part (uncredited)
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Directed by
Ken Annakin (British exterior episodes)
Andrew Marton (American exterior episodes)
Bernhard Wicki (German episodes)
Darryl F. Zanuck (uncredited)
 
Writing credits
Cornelius Ryan (screenplay)

Cornelius Ryan (book)

Romain Gary (additional episodes written by) &
James Jones (additional episodes written by) &
David Pursall (additional episodes written by) &
Jack Seddon (additional episodes written by)

Produced by
Elmo Williams .... associate producer
Darryl F. Zanuck .... producer
 
Original Music by
Maurice Jarre 
 
Cinematography by
Jean Bourgoin (photography)
Walter Wottitz (photography)
 
Film Editing by
Samuel E. Beetley 
 
Art Direction by
Léon Barsacq  (as Leon Barsacq)
Ted Haworth  (as Ted Aworth)
Vincent Korda 
 
Production Management
Julien Derode .... production manager (uncredited)
Christian Ferry .... production manager (uncredited)
Lee Katz .... production manager (uncredited)
Louis Wipf .... production manager (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bernard Farrel .... assistant director
Tom Pevsner .... assistant director
Louis Pitzele .... assistant director
Gerard Renateau .... assistant director
Jean Herman .... assistant director (uncredited)
Gerd Oswald .... director: parachute drop scene (uncredited)
Gerd Oswald .... second unit director (uncredited)
Henry Sokal Jr. .... assistant director (uncredited)
Elmo Williams .... second unit director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Gabriel Béchir .... set designer (uncredited)
Sam Gordon .... property master (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Joseph de Bretagne .... sound (as Jo De Bretagne)
Jacques Maumont .... sound
Gene Radzik .... stereo sound consultant: Dolby (2004 5.1 update)
William Robert Sivel .... sound (as William Sivel)
 
Special Effects by
Karl Baumgartner .... special effects (uncredited)
Joseph de Bretagne .... special effects (uncredited)
Karl Helmer .... special effects (uncredited)
Augie Lohman .... special effects (uncredited)
Robert MacDonald .... special effects (uncredited)
Alex Weldon .... special effects (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Jean Fouchet .... optical effects
Bob Cuff .... matte painter (uncredited)
David S. Horsley .... additional visual effects (uncredited)
Wally Veevers .... visual effects (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Ken Buckle .... stunts (uncredited)
Yvan Chiffre .... stunts (uncredited)
Jack Cooper .... stunts (uncredited)
Gil Delamare .... stunts (uncredited)
Joe Powell .... stunts (uncredited)
Nosher Powell .... stunts (uncredited)
Alexandre Renault .... stunts (uncredited)
John Sullivan .... stunts (uncredited)
Ian Yule .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Pierre Levent .... cinematographer: incidental photography (uncredited)
Henri Persin .... cinematographer: incidental photography (uncredited)
Vincent Rossell .... still photographer (uncredited)
Guy Tabary .... aerial photographer (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Maude Spector .... casting: UK
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
John McCorry .... wardrobe (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Paul Anka .... composer: thematic music
Maurice Jarre .... conductor
Mitch Miller .... music arranger: thematic music
 
Other crew
Jean Barral .... technical advisor: France (as Commandant Jean Barral)
Roger Bligh .... technical advisor: USA (as Lt. Col. Roger Bligh)
Günther Blumentritt .... military consultant (as General Günther Blumentritt)
Willard L. Bushy .... technical advisor: USA (as Commander Willard L. Bushy)
Hubert Deschard .... technical advisor: France (as Commandant Hubert Deschard)
James M. Gavin .... military consultant (as Lieutenant General James Gavin)
A.J. Hillebrand .... technical advisor: USA (as Lt. Col. A.J. Hillebrand)
John Howard .... military consultant (as Major John Howard, D.S.O., C. de G.)
James R. Johnson .... technical advisor: England (as Col. James R. Johnson, D.S.O., O.B.E.)
Philip Kieffer .... military consultant (as Capitaine De Fregate Philippe Kieffer)
Pierre Koenig .... military consultant (as General D'Armee Pierre Koenig)
Helmut Lang .... military consultant (as Captain Helmut Lang)
The Earl of Lovat .... military consultant (as Brigadier, The Earl of Lovat, D.S.O., M.C.)
Sir Frederick Morgan .... military consultant (as General Sir Frederick Morgan)
E.C. Peake .... technical advisor: England (as Lt. Commander E.C. Peake R.N.)
Max Pemsel .... military consultant (as Lieutenant General Max Pemsel)
Werner Pluskat .... military consultant (as Major Werner Pluskat)
Fernand Prevost .... technical advisor: France (as Capitaine Fernand Prevost)
Josef Priller .... military consultant (as Colonel Josef Priller)
Lucie Marie Rommel .... military consultant (as Frau Lucie Maria Rommel)
Friedrich Ruge .... military consultant (as Vice Admiral Friedrich Ruge)
Albert Saby .... technical advisor: France (as Colonel Albert Saby)
Joseph B. Seay .... technical advisor: USA (as Colonel Joseph B. Seay)
Elmo Williams .... coordinator of battle episodes
Gilbert Chomat .... helicopter pilot: additional photography (uncredited)
Romain Gary .... script consultant (uncredited)
Fred Hift .... publicist (uncredited)
Jonny Jendrich .... technical advisor (uncredited)
James Jones .... script consultant (uncredited)
Mickey Knox .... dialogue coach (uncredited)
Lucie Lichtig .... continuity (uncredited)
Colin Maud .... technical advisor (uncredited)
David Pursall .... script consultant (uncredited)
Erich Maria Remarque .... script consultant (uncredited)
Jack Seddon .... script consultant (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
178 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | German | French
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)
Certification:
Australia:PG | South Korea:All | New Zealand:PG | Germany:12 (DVD rating) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 (1962) | Spain:T | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:G | West Germany:12 (f) (bw)
Filming Locations:
Calvados, France more
Company:
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The French Resistance woman shown at the start of the film is played by Irina Demick, who was Darryl F. Zanuck's girlfriend at the time. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: When Lord Lovat leads his men to Pegasus Bridge, he can clearly be seen holding a Mannlicher Schoenauer Model 1903 carbine. One of the well-known eccentricities of Lord Lovat was that he always carried an old Winchester rifle in combat. more
Quotes:
Mayor of Colleville: [meeting the British on the beach] Welcome; welcome, friends. I brought champagne, but I do know think it will be enough for all of you.
Lord Lovat: Quite alright. We have a pressing engagement; the war. Move inland.
[to his bagpiper]
Lord Lovat: Millen, Blue Bonnett!
[as British troops march inland to the bagpipe playing of Millen, the mayor of Colleville raises his champagne bottle in salute, which earns the bemused observation of Clough and Flanagan]
Pvt. Clough: [to Flanagan] I tell you, there are some pretty peculiar blokes on this beach.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The 100 Greatest War Films (2005) (TV) more
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Lambeth Walk more

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16 out of 30 people found the following comment useful.
Impressive retelling on the grand scale of the path to D-Day, 31 July 2001
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Author: Draftback from Sweden

In this epic star filled masterpiece which culminates with the invasion of Normandy we get to see the preparations for and events before the D-Day not only from the Allied side but also the German.

Grandly retold historical events and impressive recreations of battle scenes make this an indispensable classic. The Longest Day won two Oscars and can show off with a variety of international stars. Sean Connery and future opponent Gert Fröbe (in Goldfinger) star in smaller roles along with everyone from Paul Anka to Richard Burton. Outstanding.

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