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The Longest Day(1962)
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ACTION
DRAMA
HISTORICAL
WAR

The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, the US, Britain 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.

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namecharacter
Eddie Albert Col. Thompson
Paul Anka U.S. Army Ranger
Arletty Madame Barrault
Jean-Louis Barrault Father Louis Roulland
Richard Beymer Pvt. Dutch Schultz
Hans Christian Blech Maj. Werner Pluskat
Bourvil Le maire de 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
Fred Dur U.S. Army Ranger major
Peter van Eyck Lt. Col. Ocker
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
Curd Jürgens Maj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt
Peter Lawford Lord Lovat
Roddy McDowall Pvt. Morris
Sal Mineo Pvt. Martini
Robert Mitchum Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
Edmond O'Brien Gen. Raymond D. Barton
Robert Ryan Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Rod Steiger Destroyer Commander
Tom Tryon Lt. Wilson
Robert Wagner U.S. Army Ranger
John Wayne Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
Stuart Whitman Lt. Sheen
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Ken Annakin director
Maurice Jarre composer
Andrew Marton director
Cornelius Ryan writer (original), screenplay
Bernhard Wicki director
Darryl F. Zanuck producer