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Directors:
Writers:
Cornelius Ryan (screenplay)
Cornelius Ryan (book)
Romain Gary (additional episodes written by) ...
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Release Date:
4 October 1962 (USA)
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Tagline:
42 STARS IN THE LONGEST DAY See more »
Plot:
The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars.
Another 5 wins
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6 nominations
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(26 articles)
Luchino Visconti's The Leopard cost a fortune and it was worth every penny
(From The Guardian - Film News. 20 August 2010, 4:06 PM, PDT)
This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: August 17, 2010
(From Rope Of Silicon. 16 August 2010, 11:26 PM, PDT)
A backwards salute to recruitment films | Mark Simpson
(From The Guardian - Film News. 11 August 2010, 6:08 AM, PDT)
(From The Guardian - Film News. 20 August 2010, 4:06 PM, PDT)
This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: August 17, 2010
(From Rope Of Silicon. 16 August 2010, 11:26 PM, PDT)
A backwards salute to recruitment films | Mark Simpson
(From The Guardian - Film News. 11 August 2010, 6:08 AM, PDT)
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A splendid film by all counts.........
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Eddie Albert | ... | Col. Thompson |
 | Paul Anka | ... | U.S. Army Ranger |
| Arletty | ... | Madame Barrault |
| Jean-Louis Barrault | ... | Father Louis Roulland |
| Richard Beymer | ... | Schultz |
| Hans Christian Blech | ... | Maj. Werner Pluskat |
| Bourvil | ... | Mayor of Colleville |
 | Richard Burton | ... | Flying Officer David Campbell |
| Wolfgang Büttner | ... | Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel |
 | Red Buttons | ... | Pvt. John Steele |
| Pauline Carton | ... | Maid |
 | Sean Connery | ... | Pvt. Flanagan |
| Ray Danton | ... | Capt. Frank |
| Irina Demick | ... | Janine Boitard (as Irina Demich) |
| Fred Dur | ... | U.S. Army Ranger major |
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Runtime:
178 min
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2.20 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)
Certification:
Australia:PG | South Korea:All | New Zealand:PG | Germany:12 (DVD rating) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 (1962) | Spain:T | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:G | West Germany:12 (f) (bw)
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Average Shot Length = ~8 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~6.5 secondsSee more »
Goofs:
Anachronisms: During a very early scene in France, the back end of a Citroen 2CV can be seen parked at the side of the street as the German soldiers march down it.See more »
Quotes:
[Blumentritt has just gotten off the phone with General Max Pemsel on Allied airborne landings behind Normandy]
Major General Gunther Blumentritt:Pemsel is convinced this is the invasion.
Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt:No no no, I do not agree with him. This is my conclusion.
[Von Rundstedt points to the main map]
Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt:Normandy is the site of a diversion. A diversion, Blumentritt! That is not where the main landings will take place, that will come at Pas-de-Calais, where it was always expected!
[Von Rundstedt then realizes what he has just said]
Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt:[to himself] Where we always expected it.
Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt:[to Blumentritt] We can't take any chances. I want the reserve panzers moved forward.
Major General Gunther Blumentritt:But we need permission from the Fuhrer's headquarters.
Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt:They won't dare refuse me! Call the Fuhrer's headquarters and insist. Insist, Blumentritt! Insist the panzers be released to me.
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Major General Gunther Blumentritt:Pemsel is convinced this is the invasion.
Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt:No no no, I do not agree with him. This is my conclusion.
[Von Rundstedt points to the main map]
Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt:Normandy is the site of a diversion. A diversion, Blumentritt! That is not where the main landings will take place, that will come at Pas-de-Calais, where it was always expected!
[Von Rundstedt then realizes what he has just said]
Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt:[to himself] Where we always expected it.
Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt:[to Blumentritt] We can't take any chances. I want the reserve panzers moved forward.
Major General Gunther Blumentritt:But we need permission from the Fuhrer's headquarters.
Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt:They won't dare refuse me! Call the Fuhrer's headquarters and insist. Insist, Blumentritt! Insist the panzers be released to me.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Home Improvement: The Longest Day (#5.22)" (1996)See more »
Soundtrack:
Don't Fence Me InSee more »
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I'm old enough to have seen this epic when it was first released and, even as a nine year old, I was impressed. It was the great Daryl Zanuck's last hurrah and a fitting one (not his last film - just his last worthwhile film).
This is a great film. It's not perfect but its faults are few and minor. For me the most glaring fault is the amateurish delivery by the actor (a near ringer) portraying Ike. Also, the very beautiful actress portraying the French resistance fighter is wearing a very 1960s hairdo (a common problem with Hollywood films).
I see this film every memorial day. It helps me to remember my father, a Navy gunner's mate in the Pacific theater and my maternal grandfather, an island-hopping Sgt. in the Marine Corps. Personally, as a veteran, I find this movie as realistic as I think it was possible to be in 1961.
Is it the best American war film? No. I would place it in the top 10 alongside the following:
1. All Quiet On the Western Front (1930) 2. Platoon (1986) 3. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) 4. In Which We Serve (British - 1943) 5. Patton (1970) 6. They Were Expendable (1945) 7. Twelve O'Clock High (1949) 8. Paths of Glory (1957) 9. Grand Illusion (1940?) 10.The Longest Day (1962)