The Longest Day (1962)
1962 · Feature film · 178 min · dir. Ken Annakin
THE INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIMED HIT JUST AS IT WAS SHOWN IN THE MAJOR CAPITALS OF THE WORLD!
- War
- Action
- Drama
Synopsis
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"
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Ken Annakin
- Writer
- Cornelius Ryan
- Composer
- Maurice Jarre
- Cinematography
- Jean Bourgoin
- Studio
- Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, 20th Century Fox
- Released
- 1962-09-25
- Awards
- Won 2 Oscars. 8 wins & 6 nominations total
- Running time
- 178 minutes
Cast & crew
Ken Annakin Director
John Wayne
Robert Mitchum
Henry Fonda
Richard Burton
Sean Connery
Leslie Phillips
Robert Ryan
Paul Anka
Reviews on the Internet Archive
A star studded classic · ikarooz · 2026-04-06
I have viewed this countless time, since it was released. Historically accurate enough to make it flow. I appreciate how it is in black and white giving it the feel of movies made during WWII. It stands the test of time.
