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The Longest Day ()


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The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.

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  • Won 2 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 6 nominations.
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Col. Thompson
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U.S. Army Ranger
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Madame Barrault
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Father Louis Roulland
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Pvt. Dutch Schultz
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Maj. Werner Pluskat
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Mayor of Colleville
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Flight Officer David Campbell
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Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel
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Pvt. John Steele
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Maid
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Pvt. Flanagan
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Capt. Frank
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Janine Boitard (as Irina Demich)
Fred Dur ...
U.S. Army Ranger Major
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U.S. Army Ranger
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Maj. Gen. Robert Haines
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Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
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Capt. Harding
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Sgt. Kaffekanne
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Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.
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British Padre
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Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt
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Young GI
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Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
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RAF Pilot
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Sgt. (later Lt.) John H. Fuller (as Jeff Hunter)
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Gen. Wolfgang Häger
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Maj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt (as Curt Jürgens)
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Maj. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith
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Lord Lovat
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Louis
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Cmdr. Philippe Kieffer - Commando Leader
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Sgt. Wilder (scenesDeleted)
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Pvt. Morris
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Pvt. Watney
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Pvt. Martini
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Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
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Capt. Colin Maud
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Gen. Erich Marcks
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Gen. Raymond D. Barton
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RAF Officer Mac
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Maj. Gen. Max Pemsel
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Joe Williams
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Mother Superior
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Sgt. Guy de Montlaur (as Georges Riviere)
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Pvt. Clough
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Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
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U.S. Army Ranger
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U.S. Army Ranger
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RAdm. Jaujard
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Destroyer Commander
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Maj. John Howard
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Lt. Wilson
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Lt. Col. Ocker (as Peter Van Eyck)
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U.S. Army Ranger
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British Paratrooper
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Lt. Sheen
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Alexandre Renaud
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Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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Undetermined Role (French Version) (scenesDeleted)
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Undetermined Role (French Version) (scenesDeleted)
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Group Capt. J.N. Stagg (uncredited)
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Man at Resistance HQ (uncredited)
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Officer at Eisenhower Briefing (uncredited)
Michael Beint ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Charles Bondi ...
U.S. Army Ranger (uncredited)
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Lt. Walsh (uncredited)
Lucien Camiret ...
Bit Part (uncredited)
Garrett Cassell ...
Dead Solider (uncredited)
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French Resistance Fighter (uncredited)
Yvan Chiffre ...
Paratrooper (uncredited)
Bryan Coleman ...
Ronald Callen (uncredited)
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Officer On Bridge Behind Destroyer Commander (uncredited)
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Col. Caffey (uncredited)
Jo D'Avra ...
French Navy Captain (uncredited)
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Blumentritt's Adjutant (uncredited)
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Pvt. Harris (uncredited)
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British Soldier (uncredited)
Leslie de Laspee ...
Bill Millin - Piper on Beach (uncredited)
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German Soldier (uncredited)
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French Commando (uncredited)
Colin Drake ...
Zanuck (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Pvt. Coke (uncredited)
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British Paratrooper (uncredited)
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Pvt. Hutchinson (uncredited)
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Meyer's Aide (uncredited)
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French Commando (uncredited)
Lutz Gabor ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Arnold Gelderman ...
German Guard on Train Track (uncredited)
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British Soldier (uncredited)
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German Soldier (uncredited)
Henry Grace ...
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
Ruth Hausmeister ...
Frau Maria Rommel (uncredited)
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RAF Briefing Officer (uncredited)
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Manfred Rommel (uncredited)
Walter Horsbrugh ...
Adm. Creasey (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Janic ...
Paratrooper (uncredited)
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Lt. Richard Todd - British Soldier Talking to Maj. Howard (uncredited)
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Capt. Helmuth Lang (uncredited)
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US Airman with Bandaged Eye (uncredited)
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Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory (uncredited)
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British Soldier (uncredited)
Rudy Lenoir ...
German Soldier (uncredited)
Joseph Lowe ...
US Army Ranger Sparrow (uncredited)
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Col. Gen. Alfred Jodl (uncredited)
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Camp Cook (uncredited)
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Parachutist (uncredited)
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Glider Doctor (uncredited)
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Canadian Doctor (uncredited)
Edward Meeks ...
US Army Soldier Talking to Gen. Cota (uncredited)
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RAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited)
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Capt. Ernst During (uncredited)
Gérard Moisan ...
Paratrooper (uncredited)
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Cook (uncredited)
Louis Mounier ...
Air Marshal Tedder (uncredited)
Al Mulock ...
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Major in Ste. Mère-Eglise (uncredited)
Kurt Pecher ...
German Commander (uncredited)
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Lt. Fritz Theen (uncredited)
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German Officer with Rupert (uncredited)
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Roosevelt's Aide (uncredited)
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WRNS Officer (uncredited)
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Jean (uncredited)
Hartmut Reck ...
Sgt. Bernhard Bergsdorf (uncredited)
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Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery (uncredited)
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Col. Josef 'Pips' Priller (uncredited)
Alexandre Renaud ...
Firefighter (uncredited)
John Robinson ...
Adm. Sir Bertram Ramsay (uncredited)
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Col. Schiller (uncredited)
Marcel Rouzé ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Ernst Schröder ...
Gen. Hans von Salmuth (uncredited)
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Luftwaffe Major (uncredited)
Heinz Spitzner ...
Lt. Col. Helmuth Meyer (uncredited)
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Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley (uncredited)
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German Officer (uncredited)
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Housekeeper (uncredited)
Serge Tolstoy ...
German Officer (uncredited)
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French Commando (uncredited)
Roland Urban ...
Paratrooper (uncredited)
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First Landed Paratrooper in a Garden (uncredited)
Vicco von Bülow ...
Pemsel's Adjutant (uncredited)
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US Army Medic (uncredited)
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French Spitfire Pilot (uncredited)

Directed by

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Ken Annakin ... (British exterior episodes)
Andrew Marton ... (American exterior episodes)
Gerd Oswald ... (scenesDeleted) (uncredited) (French exterior episodes) (parachuting scenes in Sainte-Mère-Église)
Bernhard Wicki ... (German episodes)
Darryl F. Zanuck ... (uncredited) (several interior scenes)

Written by

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Cornelius Ryan ... (screenplay)
 
Cornelius Ryan ... (book)
 
Romain Gary ... (additional episodes written by) &
James Jones ... (additional episodes written by) &
David Pursall ... (additional episodes written by) &
Jack Seddon ... (additional episodes written by)

Produced by

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Elmo Williams ... associate producer
Darryl F. Zanuck ... producer

Music by

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Maurice Jarre

Cinematography by

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Jean Bourgoin ... (photography)
Walter Wottitz ... (photography)

Editing by

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Samuel E. Beetley

Art Direction by

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Léon Barsacq ... (as Leon Barsacq)
Ted Haworth ... (as Ted Aworth)
Leila Rubin ... (as Vincent Korda)

Production Management

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Julien Derode ... production manager (uncredited)
Christian Ferry ... production manager (uncredited)
Lee Katz ... production manager (uncredited)
Louis Wipf ... production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Bernard Farrel ... assistant director
Tom Pevsner ... assistant director
Louis Pitzele ... assistant director
Gerard Renateau ... assistant director
Henry Wise ... second assistant director
Jean Herman ... assistant director (uncredited)
Gerd Oswald ... director: parachute drop scene (uncredited) / second unit director (uncredited)
Henri W. Sokal ... assistant director (uncredited)
Elmo Williams ... second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Gabriel Béchir ... set designer (uncredited)
Sam Gordon ... property master (uncredited)
Mentor Huebner ... production illustrator (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Joseph de Bretagne ... sound (as Jo De Bretagne)
Jacques Maumont ... sound
Gene Radzik ... stereo sound consultant: Dolby: 2004 5.1 update
William Robert Sivel ... sound (as William Sivel)

Special Effects by

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Karl Baumgartner ... special effects (uncredited)
Johnny Borgese ... special effects (uncredited)
Joseph de Bretagne ... special effects (uncredited)
Gerald Endler ... mechanical effects (uncredited)
Karl Helmer ... special effects (uncredited)
Augie Lohman ... special effects (uncredited)
R.A. MacDonald ... special effects (uncredited)
Hal Millar ... special effects (uncredited)
Fernando Pérez ... special effects crew (uncredited)
Alex Weldon ... special effects (uncredited)
Paul Wurtzel ... special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Jean Fouchet ... optical effects
Bob Cuff ... matte painter (uncredited)
David S. Horsley ... additional visual effects (uncredited)
Wally Veevers ... visual effects (uncredited)

Stunts

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Ken Buckle ... stunts (uncredited)
Yvan Chiffre ... stunts (uncredited)
Jack Cooper ... stunts (uncredited)
Gil Delamare ... stunts (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Janic ... stunts (uncredited)
Gérard Moisan ... stunts (uncredited)
Joe Powell ... stunts (uncredited)
Nosher Powell ... stunts (uncredited)
Alexandre Renaud ... fire stunts (uncredited)
John Sullivan ... stunts (uncredited)
Lionel Vitrant ... stunts (uncredited)
Ian Yule ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Pierre Levent ... cinematographer: incidental photography (uncredited)
Henri Persin ... cinematographer: incidental photography (uncredited)
Vincent Rossell ... still photographer (uncredited)
Guy Tabary ... aerial photographer (uncredited) / helicopter photographer (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Maude Spector ... casting: UK (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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John McCorry ... wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department

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Paul Anka ... composer: thematic music
Maurice Jarre ... conductor
Mitch Miller ... music arranger: thematic music

Script and Continuity Department

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Romain Gary ... script consultant (uncredited)
James Jones ... script consultant (uncredited)
Lucie Lichtig ... continuity (uncredited)
David Pursall ... script consultant (uncredited)
Erich Maria Remarque ... script consultant (uncredited)
Jack Seddon ... script consultant (uncredited)

Transportation Department

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Frank Khoury ... driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Jean Barral ... technical advisor: France (as Commandant Jean Barral)
Roger Bligh ... technical advisor: USA (as Lt. Col. Roger Bligh)
Günther Blumentritt ... military consultant (as General Günther Blumentritt)
Willard L. Bushy ... technical advisor: USA (as Commander Willard L. Bushy)
Maurice Chauvet ... technical advisor
Hubert Deschard ... technical advisor: France (as Commandant Hubert Deschard)
James M. Gavin ... military consultant (as Lieutenant General James Gavin)
A.J. Hillebrand ... technical advisor: USA (as Lt. Col. A.J. Hillebrand)
John Howard ... military consultant (as Major John Howard D.S.O. C. de G.)
James R. Johnson ... technical advisor: England (as Col. James R. Johnson D.S.O. O.B.E.)
Philippe Kieffer ... military consultant (as Capitaine De Fregate Philippe Kieffer)
Pierre Koenig ... military consultant (as General D'Armee Pierre Koenig)
Helmut Lang ... military consultant (as Captain Helmut Lang)
Simon Fraser 15th Lord Lovat ... military consultant (as Brigadier The Earl of Lovat D.S.O. M.C.)
Frederick Morgan ... military consultant (as General Sir Frederick Morgan)
E.C. Peake ... technical advisor: England (as Lt. Commander E.C. Peake R.N.)
Max Pemsel ... military consultant (as Lieutenant General Max Pemsel)
Werner Pluskat ... military consultant (as Major Werner Pluskat)
Fernand Prevost ... technical advisor: France (as Capitaine Fernand Prevost)
Josef Priller ... military consultant (as Colonel Josef Priller)
Lucie Marie Rommel ... military consultant (as Frau Lucie Maria Rommel)
Friedrich Ruge ... military consultant (as Vice Admiral Friedrich Ruge)
Albert Saby ... technical advisor: France (as Colonel Albert Saby)
Joseph B. Seay ... technical advisor: USA (as Colonel Joseph B. Seay)
Elmo Williams ... coordinator of battle episodes
Curt Ackermann ... german voice dubbing: Alexander Knox (uncredited)
Ferruccio Amendola ... italian voice dubbing: Red Buttons (uncredited)
Georges Aminel ... french voice dubbing: Edmond O'Brien (uncredited)
René Arrieu ... french voice dubbing: Peter Lawford (uncredited)
Albert Augier ... french voice dubbing: Karl John (uncredited)
Claude Bertrand ... french voice dubbing: John Wayne (uncredited)
Lothar Blumhagen ... german voice dubbing: Rod Steiger (uncredited)
Nino Bonanni ... italian voice dubbing: Sean Connery (uncredited)
Wilhelm Borchert ... german voice dubbing: Richard Burton (uncredited)
Marcel Bozzuffi ... french voice dubbing: Rod Steiger (uncredited)
Yves Brainville ... french voice dubbing: Heinz Reincke (uncredited)
Rainer Brandt ... german voice dubbing: Stuart Whitman (uncredited)
Marc Cassot ... french voice dubbing: Richard Todd (uncredited)
Michael Chevalier ... german voice dubbing: Richard Beymer (uncredited)
Gilbert Chomat ... helicopter pilot: additional photography (uncredited)
Emilio Cigoli ... italian voice dubbing: John Wayne (uncredited)
Luciano De Ambrosis ... italian voice dubbing: Richard Burton (uncredited)
Gualtiero De Angelis ... italian voice dubbing: Robert Ryan & Richard Burton (uncredited)
Manlio De Angelis ... italian voice dubbing: Tom Tryon (uncredited)
Renato De Carmine ... italian voice dubbing: Peter van Eyck (uncredited)
Jacques Deschamps ... french voice dubbing: Donald Houston (uncredited)
Henry Djanik ... french voice dubbing: Sean Connery (uncredited)
Arturo Dominici ... italian voice dubbing: Curd Jürgens (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Duclos ... french voice dubbing: Steve Forrest (uncredited)
Eckart Dux ... german voice dubbing: Jeffrey Hunter (uncredited)
Erich Fiedler ... german voice dubbing: Bourvil (uncredited)
Richard Francoeur ... french voice dubbing: Paul Hartmann (uncredited)
Michel Gatineau ... french voice dubbing: Ray Danton (uncredited)
Pierre Gay ... french voice dubbing: Patrick Barr (uncredited)
Lauro Gazzolo ... italian voice dubbing: Fernand Ledoux (uncredited)
Gerhard Geisler ... german voice dubbing: Robert Mitchum (uncredited)
Horst Gentzen ... german voice dubbing: Paul Anka (uncredited)
Adolfo Geri ... italian voice dubbing: Leo Genn & Kenneth More (uncredited)
Roberto Gicca ... italian voice dubbing: Robert Wagner (uncredited)
Heinz Giese ... german voice dubbing: Leo Genn (uncredited)
Sergio Graziani ... italian voice dubbing: Steve Forrest (uncredited)
Michel Gudin ... french voice dubbing: Tom Tryon (uncredited)
Hans W. Hamacher ... german voice dubbing: Patrick Barr & John Gregson (uncredited)
Fred Hift ... publicist (uncredited)
Gert Günther Hoffmann ... german voice dubbing: Richard Todd (uncredited)
Jonny Jendrich ... technical advisor (uncredited)
Paul Klinger ... german voice dubbing: Henry Fonda (uncredited)
Mickey Knox ... dialogue coach (uncredited)
Serge Lhorca ... french voice dubbing: Sal Mineo (uncredited)
Pino Locchi ... italian voice dubbing: Wolfgang Lukschy (uncredited)
Raymond Loyer ... french voice dubbing: Robert Ryan (uncredited)
Riccardo Mantoni ... italian voice dubbing: Peter Lawford (uncredited)
Guy Marchand ... techical advisor (uncredited)
Philippe Mareuil ... french voice dubbing: Robert Wagner (uncredited)
Arnold Marquis ... german voice dubbing: John Wayne (uncredited)
Jean Martinelli ... french voice dubbing: Henry Fonda (uncredited)
Mario Mastria ... italian voice dubbing: Richard Todd (uncredited)
Colin Maud ... technical advisor (uncredited)
Jean-Claude Michel ... french voice dubbing: Richard Burton & Hans Christian Blech (uncredited)
Lillian Michelson ... researcher (uncredited)
Roland Ménard ... french voice dubbing: Mel Ferrer & Lyndon Brook (uncredited)
Serge Nadaud ... french voice dubbing: Eddie Albert (uncredited)
Horst Niendorf ... german voice dubbing: Edmond O'Brien (uncredited)
Glauco Onorato ... italian voice dubbing: Eddie Albert (uncredited)
Giulio Panicali ... italian voice dubbing: Henry Fonda (uncredited)
Nino Pavese ... italian voice dubbing: Paul Hartmann (uncredited)
Dina Perbellini ... italian voice dubbing: Madeleine Renaud (uncredited)
Bruno Persa ... italian voice dubbing: Wolfgang Preiss (uncredited)
Werner Peters ... german voice dubbing: Eddie Albert (uncredited)
Heinz Petruo ... german voice dubbing: Sean Connery & Christian Marquand (uncredited)
Amilcare Pettinelli ... italian voice dubbing: Alexander Knox (uncredited)
Mario Pisu ... italian voice dubbing: Edmond O'Brien (uncredited)
Guy Piérauld ... french voice dubbing: Red Buttons (uncredited)
Gigi Proietti ... italian voice dubbing: Ray Danton (uncredited)
Claude Péran ... french voice dubbing: Henry Grace (uncredited)
Giuseppe Rinaldi ... italian voice dubbing: Jeffrey Hunter & Richard Beymer (uncredited)
Carlo Romano ... italian voice dubbing: Rod Steiger & Hans Christian Blech (uncredited)
Paul Edwin Roth ... german voice dubbing: Jean-Louis Barrault (uncredited)
Michel Roux ... french voice dubbing: Stuart Whitman (uncredited)
Roger Rudel ... french voice dubbing: Jeffrey Hunter (uncredited)
Serge Sauvion ... french voice dubbing: Alexander Knox (uncredited)
Erich Schellow ... german voice dubbing: Mel Ferrer (uncredited)
Friedrich Schoenfelder ... german voice dubbing: Peter Lawford (uncredited)
Siegfried Schürenberg ... german voice dubbing: Robert Ryan (uncredited)
Vinicio Sofia ... italian voice dubbing: Norman Rossington (uncredited)
Herbert Stass ... german voice dubbing: Red Buttons (uncredited)
Pierre Trabaud ... french voice dubbing: Paul Anka (uncredited)
Roger Tréville ... french voice dubbing: Robert Mitchum (uncredited)
Massimo Turci ... italian voice dubbing: Robert Wagner (uncredited)
Renato Turi ... italian voice dubbing: Robert Mitchum (uncredited)
André Valmy ... french voice dubbing: Leo Genn & Werner Hinz (uncredited)
Hans Verner ... french voice dubbing: Wolfgang Preiss (uncredited)
Howard Vernon ... french voice dubbing: Peter van Eyck (uncredited)
Aleardo Ward ... italian voice dubbing: Sal Mineo (uncredited)
Claus Wilcke ... german voice dubbing: Sal Mineo (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

In 1944, the U.S. Army and Allied forces plan a huge invasion landing in Normandy, France. Despite bad weather, General Dwight D. Eisenhower gives the okay and the Allies land at Normandy. General Norma Cota travels with his men onto Omaha Beach. With much effort, and lost life, they get off the beach, traveling deep into French territory. The German military, due to arrogance, ignorance and a sleeping Adolf Hitler, delay their response to the Allied landing, with crippling results. Written by Jwelch5742

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Taglines 42 STARS IN THE LONGEST DAY See more »
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Also Known As
  • Le Jour le plus long (France)
  • The D. Day (France)
  • Der längste Tag (Germany)
  • El día más largo (Spain)
  • 最长的一天 (China, Mandarin title)
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Runtime
  • 178 min
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Budget $10,000,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $50,100,000

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Trivia While clearing a section of the Normandy beach near Pointe du Hoc, the crew unearthed a tank that had been buried in the sand since the original invasion. Mechanics cleaned it off, fixed it up and it was used in the movie as part of the British tank regiment. See more »
Goofs The American paratroopers are incorrectly shown jumping with a jumpmaster standing in the plane and commanding them to "Go!" "Go!" one at a time. On D-Day, as on all combat jumps, the jumpmaster was always first out the door, with the rest of the paratroopers following immediately behind him, exiting the plane as fast as they could in order to land as close together as possible. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into All This and World War II (1976). See more »
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Crazy Credits There is a 20-second overture on a black screen, no 20th Century Fox logo (in spite of this being one of their most expensive productions), and a six-minute cold open before the title is displayed. Apart from the title, there are no credits at the beginning of the film. All cast and crew credits are at the end of the film. See more »
Quotes Flight Officer David Campbell: The thing that's always worried me about being one of the few is the way we keep on getting fewer.
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