- Starring : John Wayne / Henry Fonda
- Genre : Action / Drama / History / War
- Country : United States
- Language : English / German / French
- Director : Ken Annakin / Andrew Marton / Gerd Oswald / Bernhard Wicki / Darryl F. Zanuck
- Production : Darryl F. Zanuck Productions / Twentieth Century Fox
- Distributor : Twentieth Century Fox / 20th Century Fox / Centfox / Fox Film / Fox Films / Twentieth Century Fox Film Company / Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. / American Broadcasting Company (ABC) / Mainostelevisio (MTV3) / 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment / TV3 / FS Film / Svensk Filmindustri (SF) / Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment / Moonriver Entertainment / CBS/Fox / Magnetic Video / R-Video
The Longest Day movie
The Longest Day release date
- September 25, 1962 : France
- September 28, 1962 : Ireland
- October 4, 1962 : USA
- October 11, 1962 : UK (London) (premiere)
- October 12, 1962 : UK
- October 12, 1962 : Sweden
- December 15, 1962 : Japan
- December 16, 1962 : Spain (Madrid)
- December 28, 1962 : Australia
- December 23, 1967 : Japan (re-release)
- June 5, 1969 : Australia (Sydney) (70mm re-release)
- June 6, 1969 : UK (re-release)
- June 18, 1969 : France (re-release)
- July 2, 1973 : Spain (Madrid) (re-release)
- September 17, 1977 : Japan (re-release)
- June 6, 1984 : Spain (Madrid) (re-release)
- August 5, 1995 : Japan (re-release)
- July 5, 2001 : Germany (DVD premiere)
- June 11, 2014 : France (re-release) (restored version)
The Longest Day cast
- 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 (as Irina Demich)
- Fred Dur as U.S. Army Ranger Major
The Longest Day features a large international ensemble cast including John Wayne, Kenneth More, Richard Todd, Robert Mitchum, Richard Burton, Steve Forrest, Sean Connery, Henry Fonda, Red Buttons, Peter Lawford, Eddie Albert, Jeffrey Hunter, Stuart Whitman, Tom Tryon, Rod Steiger, Leo Genn, Gert Fröbe, Irina Demick, Bourvil, Curd Jürgens, George Segal, Robert Wagner, Paul Anka, and Arletty. Many of these actors played roles that were essentially cameo appearances. In addition, several cast members had seen action as servicemen during the war, including Albert, Fonda, Genn, More, Steiger, and Todd; Todd was among the first British officers to land in Normandy in Operation Overlord, and he participated in the assault on Pegasus Bridge.
The film employed several Axis and Allied military consultants who had been actual participants on D-Day, and many had their roles re-enacted in the film. These included Günther Blumentritt (a former German general), James M. Gavin (an American general), Frederick Morgan (Deputy Chief of Staff at SHAEF), John Howard (who led the airborne assault on the Pegasus Bridge), Lord Lovat (who commanded the 1st Special Service Brigade), Philippe Kieffer (who led his men in the assault on Ouistreham), Marie-Pierre Kœnig (who commanded the Free French Forces in the invasion), Max Pemsel (a German general), Werner Pluskat (the major who was the first German officer to see the invasion fleet), Josef “Pips” Priller (the hot-headed pilot), and Lucie Rommel (widow of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel).
The film won two Academy Awards and was nominated for three others. A colorized version of this film was released on VHS in 1994, the 50th anniversary of the D-Day invasion.
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