The Longest Day (1962)

10/04/1962 2h 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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Cast Ages at Release

Henry Fonda

as Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

Born 05/16/1905

Died 08/12/1982, age

John Wayne

as Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort

Born 05/26/1907

Died 06/11/1979, age

Robert Mitchum

as Brig. Gen. Norman Cota

Born 08/06/1917

Died 07/01/1997, age

Robert Ryan

as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin

Born 11/11/1909

Died 07/11/1973, age

Eddie Albert

as Col. Thompson

Born 04/22/1906

Died 05/26/2005, age

Arletty

as Madame Barrault

Born 05/13/1898

Died 07/23/1992, age

Richard Beymer

as Pvt. Dutch Schultz

Born 02/20/1938, age

Richard Burton

as Flying Officer David Campbell

Born 11/10/1925

Died 08/05/1984, age

Red Buttons

as Pvt. John Steele

Born 02/05/1919

Died 07/13/2006, age

Sean Connery

as Pvt. Flanagan

Born 08/25/1930

Died 10/31/2020, age

Fabian

as U.S. Army Ranger

Born 02/06/1943, age

Mel Ferrer

as Maj. Gen. Robert Haines

Born 08/25/1917

Died 06/02/2008, age

Steve Forrest

as Capt. Harding

Born 09/29/1924

Died 05/18/2013, age

Gert Fröbe

as Sgt. Kaffekanne

Born 02/25/1913

Died 09/05/1988, age

Leo Genn

as Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.

Born 08/09/1905

Died 01/26/1978, age

Jeffrey Hunter

as Sgt. (later Lt.) John H. Fuller

Born 11/25/1926

Died 05/27/1969, age

Curd Jürgens

as Maj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt

Born 12/13/1915

Died 06/18/1982, age

Alexander Knox

as Maj. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith

Born 01/16/1907

Died 04/25/1995, age

Peter Lawford

as Lord Lovat

Born 09/07/1923

Died 12/24/1984, age

Fernand Ledoux

as Louis

Born 01/24/1897

Died 09/21/1993, age

Dewey Martin

as Sgt. Wilder

Born 12/08/1923

Died 04/09/2018, age

Roddy McDowall

as Pvt. Morris

Born 09/17/1928

Died 10/03/1998, age

Sal Mineo

as Pvt. Martini

Born 01/10/1939

Died 02/12/1976, age

Kenneth More

as Capt. Colin Maud

Born 09/20/1914

Died 07/21/1982, age

Edmond O'Brien

as Gen. Raymond D. Barton

Born 09/10/1915

Died 05/09/1985, age

Leslie Phillips

as RAF Officer Mac

Born 04/20/1924

Died 11/07/2022, age

Ron Randell

as Joe Williams

Born 10/08/1918

Died 06/11/2005, age

George Segal

as U.S. Army Ranger

Born 02/13/1934

Died 03/23/2021, age

Rod Steiger

as Destroyer Commander

Born 04/14/1925

Died 07/09/2002, age

Richard Todd

as Maj. John Howard

Born 06/11/1919

Died 12/03/2009, age

Tom Tryon

as Lt. Wilson

Born 01/14/1926

Died 09/04/1991, age

Peter van Eyck

as Lt. Col. Ocker

Born 07/16/1911

Died 07/15/1969, age

Robert Wagner

as U.S. Army Ranger

Born 02/10/1930, age

Stuart Whitman

as Lt. Sheen

Born 02/01/1928

Died 03/16/2020, age

John Crawford

as Col. Caffey (uncredited)

Born 09/13/1920

Died 09/21/2010, age

Mark Damon

as Pvt. Harris (uncredited)

Born 04/22/1933, age

Richard Dawson

as British Soldier (uncredited)

Born 11/20/1932

Died 06/02/2012, age

Frank Finlay

as Pvt. Coke (uncredited)

Born 08/06/1926

Died 01/30/2016, age

Bernard Fresson

as French Commando (uncredited)

Born 05/27/1931

Died 10/20/2002, age

Clément Harari

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Born 02/10/1919

Died 05/16/2008, age

Wolfgang Lukschy

as Col. Gen. Alfred Jodl (uncredited)

Born 10/19/1905

Died 07/10/1983, age

Victor Maddern

as Camp Cook (uncredited)

Born 03/16/1926

Died 06/22/1993, age

John Meillon

as RAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited)

Born 05/01/1934

Died 08/11/1989, age

Siân Phillips

as WRNS Officer (uncredited)

Born 05/14/1933, age