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The Longest Day (1962)

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"

  • War
  • Action
  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of John WayneJohn WayneLt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
  • Photo of Robert MitchumRobert MitchumBrig. Gen. Norman Cota
  • Photo of Henry FondaHenry FondaBrig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
  • Photo of Richard BurtonRichard BurtonFlying Officer David Campbell
  • Photo of Sean ConnerySean ConneryPvt. Flanagan
  • Photo of Leslie PhillipsLeslie PhillipsRAF Officer Mac
  • Photo of Robert RyanRobert RyanBrig. Gen. James M. Gavin
  • Photo of Paul AnkaPaul AnkaU.S. Army Ranger
  • Photo of Wolfgang BüttnerWolfgang BüttnerMaj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel
  • Photo of Mel FerrerMel FerrerMaj. Gen. Robert Haines

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