The Longest Day (1962)
- Starring:
- John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, (more)
- Director(s):
- Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, (more
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- G
- Category:
- War
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The Longest Day is a mammoth, all-star re-creation of the D-Day invasion, personally orchestrated by Darryl F. Zanuck. Whenever possible, the original locations were utilized, and an all-star international cast impersonates the people involved, from high-ranking officials to ordinary GIs. Each actor speaks in his or her native language with subtitles translating for the benefit of the audience (alternate "takes" were made of each scene with the foreign actors speaking English, but these were seen only during the first network telecast of the film in 1972). The stars are listed alphabetically, with the exception of John Wayne, who as Lt. Colonel Vandervoort gets separate billing. Others in the huge cast include Eddie Albert, Jean-Louis Barrault, Richard Burton, Red Buttons, Sean Connery, Henry Fonda, Gert Frobe, Curt Jurgens, Peter Lawford, Robert Mitchum, Kenneth More, Edmond O'Brien, Robert Ryan, Jean Servais, Rod Steiger and Robert Wagner. Paul Anka, who wrote the film's title song, shows up as an Army private. Scenes include the Allies parachuting into Ste. Mere Englise, where the paratroopers were mowed down by German bullets; a real-life sequence wherein the German and Allied troops unwittingly march side by side in the dark of night; and a spectacular three-minute overhead shot of the troops fighting and dying in the streets of Quistreham. The last major black-and-white road-show attraction, The Longest Day made millions, enough to recoup some of the cost of 20th Century Fox's concurrently produced Cleopatra. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 178 mins
Complete Cast:
- John Wayne - Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
- Henry Fonda - Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt
- Rod Steiger - Destroyer Commander
- Richard Burton - Downed R.A.F. Pilot
- Mel Ferrer - Maj. Gen. Robert Haines
- Paul Anka - U.S. Ranger
- Roddy McDowall - Private Morris
- Eddie Albert - Col. Tom Newton
- Fabian - U.S. Ranger
- Tom Tryon - Lieutenant Wilson
- Tommy Sands - U.S. Ranger
- Henry W. Grace - Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Dewey Martin - Private Wilder
- Ron Randell - Joe Williams
- John Meillon - Rear Adm. Alan G. Kirk
- Peter Lawford - Lord Lovat
- John Gregson - Padre
- Jack Hedley - Briefing Man
- Bourvil - Mayor of Colleville
- Christian Marquand - Comdr. Philippe Kieffer
- Madeleine Renaud - Mother Superior
- Jean Servais - Adm. Jaujard
- Curd Jürgens - Maj. Gen. Blumentlitt
- Paul Hartmann - Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt
- Peter Van Eyck - Lieutenant Colonel Ocker
- Richard Münch - Col. Marx
- Patrick Barr - Group Capt. Stagg
- Heinz Spitzner - Lt. Col. Helmuth Meyer
- Bryan Coleman - Ronald Callen
- Til Kiwe - Capt. Hellmuth Lang
- Françoise Rosay
- Wolfgang Buttner - Major General Doctor Hans Speidel
- George Segal - 1st commando up cliff
- Dietmar Schoenherr - Luftwaffe major
- John Robinson - Adm. Sir Bertram Ramsay
- Bill Nagy
- Richard Wattis - British soldier
- Fernand Ledoux - Louis
- Karl John - Luftwaffe general
- Michael Hinz - Manfred Rommel
- Ruth Hausmeister - Frau Rommel
- Neil McCallum
- Daniel Gélin
- Harry Fowler
- Frank Finlay - Pvt. Coke
- Maurice Poli - Jean
- Michael Beint
- Howard Marion-Crawford - Doctor
- Lyndon Brook - Lt. Walsh
- Robert Mitchum - Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
- Robert Ryan - Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
- Richard Todd - Maj. John Howard
- Robert Wagner - U.S. Ranger
- Jeffrey Hunter - Sgt. Fuller
- Sal Mineo - Pvt. Martini
- Stuart Whitman - Lieutenant Sheen
- Edmond O'Brien - Gen. Raymond O. Barton
- Red Buttons - Pvt. John Steele
- Alexander Knox - Maj. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith
- Ray Danton - Capt. Frank
- Mark Damon - Pvt. Harris
- John Crawford - Col. Coffey
- Nick Stuart - Lieutenant General Omar Bradley
- Kenneth More - Capt. Colin Maud
- Leo Genn - Gen. Parker
- Sean Connery - Pvt. Flanagan
- Irina Demick - Janine Boitard
- Jean-Louis Barrault - Father Roulland
- Arletty - Mme. Barrault
- Georges Riviere - Sgt. Montlaur
- Georges Wilson - Alexandre Renaud
- Werner Hinz - Marshal Erwin Rommel
- Hans-Christian Blech - Maj. Pluskat
- Heinz Reincke - Col. Josef "Pips" Priller
- Kurt Meisel - Capt. Ernst During
- Sian Phillips - Wren
- Robert Freitag - Meyer's Aide
- Vicco Von Buelow - German officer (uncredited)
- Fred Durr - Major of the Rangers
- Trevor Reid - Gen. Bernard Law Montgomery
- Alice Tissot - Housekeeper
- Ernst Schroeder - Hans von Salmuth
- Norman Rossington - Pvt. Clough
- Rainer Penkert - Lt. Fritz Theen
- Wolfgang Lukschy - Gen. Alfred Jodl
- Christopher Lee
- Simon Lack - Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory
- Donald Houston - R.A.F. Pilot
- Peter Helm - Young GI
- Michael Medwin - Pvt. Watney
- Harold Goodwin
- Gert Fröbe - Sgt. Karreklatsch
- Steve Forrest - Capt. Harding
- Wolfgang Preiss - Maj. Gen. Max Pemsel
- Leslie Phillips - RAF Officer
- Pauline Carton
- Eugene Deckers - Nazi Soldier
- Richard Beymer - Pvt. Dutch Schultz
- Director(s):
- Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Darryl F. Zanuck
- Writer(s):
- James Jones, David Pursall, Cornelius Ryan
- Producer(s):
- Darryl F. Zanuck
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- G(War Violence, Questionable for Children)
- Categories:
- War
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- 1962 - The Longest Day - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Cinematography - Black and White
- 1962 - The Longest Day - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Cinematography - Black and White
- 1962 - The Longest Day - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Cinematography - Black and White
- 1962 - The Longest Day - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Cinematography - Black and White
- 1962 - The Longest Day - National Board of Review - Best Picture
