The Longest Day
1962The 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"
Acted in
Henry Fonda
as Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
John Wayne
as Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
Robert Mitchum
as Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
Robert Ryan
as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Eddie Albert
as Col. Thompson
Paul Anka
as U.S. Army Ranger
Arletty
as Madame Barrault
Jean-Louis Barrault
as Father Louis Roulland
Richard Beymer
as Pvt. Dutch Schultz
Hans Christian Blech
as Maj. Werner Pluskat
Bourvil
as Mayor of Colleville
Richard Burton
as Flying Officer David Campbell
Wolfgang Büttner
as Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel
Red Buttons
as Pvt. John Steele
Pauline Carton
as Maid
Sean Connery
as Pvt. Flanagan
Ray Danton
as Capt. Frank
Irina Demick
as Janine Boitard
Fred Dur
as U.S. Army Ranger Major
Fabian
as U.S. Army Ranger
Mel Ferrer
as Maj. Gen. Robert Haines
Steve Forrest
as Capt. Harding
Gert Fröbe
as Sgt. Kaffekanne
Leo Genn
as Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.
John Gregson
as British Padre
Paul Hartmann
as Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt
Peter Helm
as Young GI
Werner Hinz
as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
Donald Houston
as RAF Pilot
Jeffrey Hunter
as Sgt. (later Lt.) John H. Fuller
Karl John
as Gen. Wolfgang Häger
Curd Jürgens
as Maj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt
Alexander Knox
as Maj. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith
Peter Lawford
as Lord Lovat
Fernand Ledoux
as Louis
Christian Marquand
as Cmdr. Philippe Kieffer - Commando Leader
Dewey Martin
as Sgt. Wilder
Roddy McDowall
as Pvt. Morris
Michael Medwin
as Pvt. Watney
Sal Mineo
as Pvt. Martini
Kenneth More
as Capt. Colin Maud
Richard Münch
as Gen. Erich Marcks
Edmond O'Brien
as Gen. Raymond D. Barton
Leslie Phillips
as RAF Officer Mac
Wolfgang Preiss
as Maj. Gen. Max Pemsel
Ron Randell
as Joe Williams
Madeleine Renaud
as Mother Superior
Georges Rivière
as Sgt. Guy de Montlaur
Norman Rossington
as Pvt. Clough
Tommy Sands
as U.S. Army Ranger
George Segal
as U.S. Army Ranger
Jean Servais
as RAdm. Janjard
Rod Steiger
as Destroyer Commander
Richard Todd
as Maj. John Howard
Tom Tryon
as Lt. Wilson
Peter van Eyck
as Lt. Col. Ocker
Robert Wagner
as U.S. Army Ranger
Richard Wattis
as British Paratrooper
Stuart Whitman
as Lt. Sheen
Georges Wilson
as Alexandre Renaud
Patrick Barr
as Group Capt. J.N. Stagg (uncredited)
Lyndon Brook
as Lt. Walsh (uncredited)
John Crawford
as Col. Caffey (uncredited)
Armin Dahlen
as Blumentritt's Adjutant (uncredited)
Mark Damon
as Pvt. Harris (uncredited)
Richard Dawson
as British Soldier (uncredited)
Eugene Deckers
as German Soldier (uncredited)
Gil Delamare
as French Commando (uncredited)
Frank Finlay
as Pvt. Coke (uncredited)
Harry Fowler
as British Paratrooper (uncredited)
Bernard Fox
as Pvt. Hutchinson (uncredited)
Robert Freitag
as Meyer's Aide (uncredited)
Bernard Fresson
as French Commando (uncredited)
Lutz Gabor
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Arnold Gelderman
as German Guard on Train Track (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin
as British Soldier (uncredited)
Walter Gotell
as German Soldier (uncredited)
Henry Grace
as Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower (uncredited)
Clément Harari
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Ruth Hausmeister
as Frau Maria Rommel (uncredited)
Jack Hedley
as RAF Briefing Officer (uncredited)
Michael Hinz
as Manfred Rommel (uncredited)
Walter Horsbrugh
as Adm. Creasey (uncredited)
Til Kiwe
as Capt. Helmuth Lang (uncredited)
Harry Landis
as British Soldier (uncredited)
Wolfgang Lukschy
as Col. Gen. Alfred Jodl (uncredited)
Victor Maddern
as Camp Cook (uncredited)
Howard Marion-Crawford
as Glider Doctor (uncredited)
Neil McCallum
as Canadian Doctor (uncredited)
John Meillon
as RAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited)
Kurt Meisel
as Capt. Ernst During (uncredited)
Gérard Moisan
as Paratrooper (uncredited)
Tony Mordente
as Cook (uncredited)
Bill Nagy
as Major in Ste. Mère-Eglise (uncredited)
Rainer Penkert
as Lt. Fritz Theen (uncredited)
Malte Petzel
as German Officer with Rupert (uncredited)
John Phillips
as Roosevelt's Aide (uncredited)
Siân Phillips
as WRNS Officer (uncredited)
Maurice Poli
as Jean (uncredited)
Hartmut Reck
as Sgt. Bernhard Bergsdorf (uncredited)
Trevor Reid
as Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery (uncredited)
Heinz Reincke
as Col. Josef 'Pips' Priller (uncredited)
Alexandre Renaud
as Firefighter (uncredited)
Paul Edwin Roth
as Col. Schiller (uncredited)
Ernst Schröder
as Gen. Hans von Salmuth (uncredited)
Dietmar Schönherr
as Luftwaffe Major (uncredited)
Heinz Spitzner
as Lt. Col. Helmuth Meyer (uncredited)
Nicholas Stuart
as Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley (uncredited)
Hans Söhnker
as German Officer (uncredited)
Alice Tissot
as Housekeeper (uncredited)
Michel Tureau
as French Commando (uncredited)
Roland Urban
as Paratrooper (uncredited)
Vicco von Bülow
as Pemsel's Adjutant (uncredited)
Joe Warfield
as US Army Medic (uncredited)
Dominique Zardi
as French Spitfire Pilot (uncredited)