The Longest Day
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"
Description: 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"
Genres: War, Action, Drama
Budget: $10,000,000 | Revenue : $50,100,000
Runtime: 178 minutes
How the West Was Won
The Marathon
MacArthur
The Devil's Brigade
Sink the Bismarck!
Destination Tokyo
Sands of Iwo Jima
The Dogs
Paris Blues
Babes in Toyland
Henry Fonda
Played Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
John Wayne
Played Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
Robert Mitchum
Played Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
Robert Ryan
Played Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Eddie Albert
Played Col. Thompson
Paul Anka
Played U.S. Army Ranger
Arletty
Played Madame Barrault
Jean-Louis Barrault
Played Father Louis Roulland
Richard Beymer
Played Pvt. Dutch Schultz
Hans Christian Blech
Played Maj. Werner Pluskat
Bourvil
Played Mayor of Colleville
Richard Burton
Played Flying Officer David Campbell
Wolfgang Büttner
Played Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel
Red Buttons
Played Pvt. John Steele
Pauline Carton
Played Maid
Sean Connery
Played Pvt. Flanagan
Ray Danton
Played Capt. Frank
Irina Demick
Played Janine Boitard, a resistance
Fred Dur
Played U.S. Army Ranger Major
Fabian
Played U.S. Army Ranger
Mel Ferrer
Played Maj. Gen. Robert Haines
Steve Forrest
Played Capt. Harding
Gert Fröbe
Played Sgt. Kaffekanne
Leo Genn
Played Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.
John Gregson
Played British Padre
Paul Hartmann
Played Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt
Peter Helm
Played Young GI
Werner Hinz
Played Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
Donald Houston
Played RAF Pilot
Jeffrey Hunter
Played Sgt. (later Lt.) John H. Fuller
Karl John
Played Gen. Wolfgang Häger
Curd Jürgens
Played Maj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt
Alexander Knox
Played Maj. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith
Peter Lawford
Played Lord Lovat
Fernand Ledoux
Played Louis
Christian Marquand
Played Cmdr. Philippe Kieffer - Commando Leader
Dewey Martin
Played Sgt. Wilder
Roddy McDowall
Played Pvt. Morris
Michael Medwin
Played Pvt. Watney
Sal Mineo
Played Pvt. Martini
Kenneth More
Played Capt. Colin Maud
Richard Münch
Played Gen. Erich Marcks
Edmond O'Brien
Played Gen. Raymond D. Barton
Leslie Phillips
Played RAF Officer Mac
Wolfgang Preiss
Played Maj. Gen. Max Pemsel
Ron Randell
Played Joe Williams
Madeleine Renaud
Played Mother Superior
Georges Rivière
Played Sgt. Guy de Montlaur
Norman Rossington
Played Pvt. Clough
Tommy Sands
Played U.S. Army Ranger
George Segal
Played U.S. Army Ranger
Jean Servais
Played RAdm. Janjard
Rod Steiger
Played Destroyer Commander
Richard Todd
Played Maj. John Howard
Tom Tryon
Played Lt. Wilson
Peter van Eyck
Played Lt. Col. Ocker
Robert Wagner
Played U.S. Army Ranger
Richard Wattis
Played British Paratrooper
Stuart Whitman
Played Lt. Sheen
Georges Wilson
Played Alexandre Renaud
Patrick Barr
Played Group Capt. J.N. Stagg (uncredited)
Lyndon Brook
Played Lt. Walsh (uncredited)
John Crawford
Played Col. Caffey (uncredited)
Armin Dahlen
Played Blumentritt's Adjutant (uncredited)
Mark Damon
Played Pvt. Harris (uncredited)
Richard Dawson
Played British Soldier (uncredited)
Eugene Deckers
Played German Soldier (uncredited)
Gil Delamare
Played French Commando (uncredited)
Frank Finlay
Played Pvt. Coke (uncredited)
Harry Fowler
Played British Paratrooper (uncredited)
Bernard Fox
Played Pvt. Hutchinson (uncredited)
Robert Freitag
Played Meyer's Aide (uncredited)
Bernard Fresson
Played French Commando (uncredited)
Lutz Gabor
Played Minor Role (uncredited)
Arnold Gelderman
Played German Guard on Train Track (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin
Played British Soldier (uncredited)
Walter Gotell
Played German Soldier (uncredited)
Henry Grace
Played Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower (uncredited)
Clément Harari
Played Minor Role (uncredited)
Ruth Hausmeister
Played Frau Maria Rommel (uncredited)
Jack Hedley
Played RAF Briefing Officer (uncredited)
Michael Hinz
Played Manfred Rommel (uncredited)
Walter Horsbrugh
Played Adm. Creasey (uncredited)
Til Kiwe
Played Capt. Helmuth Lang (uncredited)
Harry Landis
Played British Soldier (uncredited)
Wolfgang Lukschy
Played Col. Gen. Alfred Jodl (uncredited)
Victor Maddern
Played Camp Cook (uncredited)
Howard Marion-Crawford
Played Glider Doctor (uncredited)
Neil McCallum
Played Canadian Doctor (uncredited)
John Meillon
Played RAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited)
Kurt Meisel
Played Capt. Ernst During (uncredited)
Gérard Moisan
Played Paratrooper (uncredited)
Tony Mordente
Played Cook (uncredited)
Bill Nagy
Played Major in Ste. Mère-Eglise (uncredited)
Rainer Penkert
Played Lt. Fritz Theen (uncredited)
Malte Petzel
Played German Officer with Rupert (uncredited)
John Phillips
Played Roosevelt's Aide (uncredited)
Siân Phillips
Played WRNS Officer (uncredited)
Maurice Poli
Played Jean (uncredited)
Hartmut Reck
Played Sgt. Bernhard Bergsdorf (uncredited)
Trevor Reid
Played Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery (uncredited)
Heinz Reincke
Played Col. Josef 'Pips' Priller (uncredited)
Alexandre Renaud
Played Firefighter (uncredited)
Paul Edwin Roth
Played Col. Schiller (uncredited)
Ernst Schröder
Played Gen. Hans von Salmuth (uncredited)
Dietmar Schönherr
Played Luftwaffe Major (uncredited)
Heinz Spitzner
Played Lt. Col. Helmuth Meyer (uncredited)
Nicholas Stuart
Played Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley (uncredited)
Hans Söhnker
Played German Officer (uncredited)
Alice Tissot
Played Housekeeper (uncredited)
Michel Tureau
Played French Commando (uncredited)
Roland Urban
Played Paratrooper (uncredited)
Vicco von Bülow
Played Pemsel's Adjutant (uncredited)
Joe Warfield
Played US Army Medic (uncredited)
Dominique Zardi
Played French Spitfire Pilot (uncredited)
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