The Longest Day

7.6
Moderate
19622h 58m

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Overview

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"

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John Wayne - Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort in The Longest Day

John Wayne

Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort

Robert Mitchum - Brig. Gen. Norman Cota in The Longest Day

Robert Mitchum

Brig. Gen. Norman Cota

Henry Fonda - Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. in The Longest Day

Henry Fonda

Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

Richard Burton - Flying Officer David Campbell in The Longest Day

Richard Burton

Flying Officer David Campbell

Sean Connery - Pvt. Flanagan in The Longest Day

Sean Connery

Pvt. Flanagan

Leslie Phillips - RAF Officer Mac in The Longest Day

Leslie Phillips

RAF Officer Mac

Robert Ryan - Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin in The Longest Day

Robert Ryan

Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin

Paul Anka - U.S. Army Ranger in The Longest Day

Paul Anka

U.S. Army Ranger

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Movie Info

Release Date

September 25, 1962

Runtime

2h 58m

Rating

PG

Genres

Action, Drama, War

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