Country
United Kingdom
Date
Oct 11, 1962
Note
London
THE INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIMED HIT JUST AS IT WAS SHOWN IN THE MAJOR CAPITALS OF THE WORLD!
2h 58min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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"
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Paul Anka | U.S. Army Ranger |
| Wolfgang Büttner | Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel |
| Mel Ferrer | Maj. Gen. Robert Haines |
| Ray Danton | Capt. Frank |
| Peter Lawford | Lord Lovat |
| Eddie Albert | Col. Thompson |
| Arletty | Madame Barrault |
| Jean-Louis Barrault | Father Louis Roulland |
| Richard Beymer | Pvt. Dutch Schultz |
| Hans Christian Blech | Maj. Werner Pluskat |
| Bourvil | Mayor of Colleville |
| Red Buttons | Pvt. John Steele |
| Pauline Carton | Maid |
| Irina Demick | Janine Boitard, a resistance |
| Fred Dur | U.S. Army Ranger Major |
| Fabian | U.S. Army Ranger |
| Steve Forrest | Capt. Harding |
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| Gert Fröbe | Sgt. Kaffekanne |
| Leo Genn | Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr. |
| John Gregson | British Padre |
| Paul Hartmann | Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt |
| Peter Helm | Young GI |
| Werner Hinz | Field Marshal Erwin Rommel |
| Donald Houston | RAF Pilot |
| Jeffrey Hunter | Sgt. (later Lt.) John H. Fuller |
| Karl John | Gen. Wolfgang Häger |
| Curd Jürgens | Maj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt |
| Alexander Knox | Maj. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith |
| Fernand Ledoux | Louis |
| Christian Marquand | Cmdr. Philippe Kieffer - Commando Leader |
| Dewey Martin | Sgt. Wilder |
| Roddy McDowall | Pvt. Morris |
| Michael Medwin | Pvt. Watney |
| Sal Mineo | Pvt. Martini |
| Kenneth More | Capt. Colin Maud |
| Richard Münch | Gen. Erich Marcks |
| Edmond O'Brien | Gen. Raymond D. Barton |
| Wolfgang Preiss | Maj. Gen. Max Pemsel |
| Ron Randell | Joe Williams |
| Madeleine Renaud | Mother Superior |
| Georges Rivière | Sgt. Guy de Montlaur |
| Norman Rossington | Pvt. Clough |
| Tommy Sands | U.S. Army Ranger |
| George Segal | U.S. Army Ranger |
| Jean Servais | RAdm. Janjard |
| Rod Steiger | Destroyer Commander |
| Richard Todd | Maj. John Howard |
| Tom Tryon | Lt. Wilson |
| Peter van Eyck | Lt. Col. Ocker |
| Robert Wagner | U.S. Army Ranger |
| Richard Wattis | British Paratrooper |
| Stuart Whitman | Lt. Sheen |
| Georges Wilson | Alexandre Renaud |
| Patrick Barr | Group Capt. J.N. Stagg (uncredited) |
| Lyndon Brook | Lt. Walsh (uncredited) |
| John Crawford | Col. Caffey (uncredited) |
| Armin Dahlen | Blumentritt's Adjutant (uncredited) |
| Mark Damon | Pvt. Harris (uncredited) |
| Richard Dawson | British Soldier (uncredited) |
| Eugene Deckers | German Soldier (uncredited) |
| Gil Delamare | French Commando (uncredited) |
| Frank Finlay | Pvt. Coke (uncredited) |
| Harry Fowler | British Paratrooper (uncredited) |
| Bernard Fox | Pvt. Hutchinson (uncredited) |
| Robert Freitag | Meyer's Aide (uncredited) |
| Bernard Fresson | French Commando (uncredited) |
| Lutz Gabor | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Arnold Gelderman | German Guard on Train Track (uncredited) |
| Harold Goodwin | British Soldier (uncredited) |
| Walter Gotell | German Soldier (uncredited) |
| Henry Grace | Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower (uncredited) |
| Clément Harari | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Ruth Hausmeister | Frau Maria Rommel (uncredited) |
| Jack Hedley | RAF Briefing Officer (uncredited) |
| Michael Hinz | Manfred Rommel (uncredited) |
| Walter Horsbrugh | Adm. Creasey (uncredited) |
| Til Kiwe | Capt. Helmuth Lang (uncredited) |
| Harry Landis | British Soldier (uncredited) |
| Wolfgang Lukschy | Col. Gen. Alfred Jodl (uncredited) |
| Victor Maddern | Camp Cook (uncredited) |
| Howard Marion-Crawford | Glider Doctor (uncredited) |
| Neil McCallum | Canadian Doctor (uncredited) |
| John Meillon | RAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited) |
| Kurt Meisel | Capt. Ernst During (uncredited) |
| Gérard Moisan | Paratrooper (uncredited) |
| Tony Mordente | Cook (uncredited) |
| Bill Nagy | Major in Ste. Mère-Eglise (uncredited) |
| Rainer Penkert | Lt. Fritz Theen (uncredited) |
| Malte Petzel | German Officer with Rupert (uncredited) |
| John Phillips | Roosevelt's Aide (uncredited) |
| Siân Phillips | WRNS Officer (uncredited) |
| Maurice Poli | Jean (uncredited) |
| Hartmut Reck | Sgt. Bernhard Bergsdorf (uncredited) |
| Trevor Reid | Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery (uncredited) |
| Heinz Reincke | Col. Josef 'Pips' Priller (uncredited) |
| Alexandre Renaud | Firefighter (uncredited) |
| Paul Edwin Roth | Col. Schiller (uncredited) |
| Ernst Schröder | Gen. Hans von Salmuth (uncredited) |
| Dietmar Schönherr | Luftwaffe Major (uncredited) |
| Heinz Spitzner | Lt. Col. Helmuth Meyer (uncredited) |
| Nicholas Stuart | Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley (uncredited) |
| Hans Söhnker | German Officer (uncredited) |
| Alice Tissot | Housekeeper (uncredited) |
| Michel Tureau | French Commando (uncredited) |
| Roland Urban | Paratrooper (uncredited) |
| Vicco von Bülow | Pemsel's Adjutant (uncredited) |
| Joe Warfield | US Army Medic (uncredited) |
| Dominique Zardi | French Spitfire Pilot (uncredited) |
Genres
WarActionDrama
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | The Longest Day |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | Deutsch, Français, English |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, 20th Century Fox |
| Data di uscita | 25 settembre 1962 |
| Producer | Darryl F. Zanuck, Elmo Williams |
| Writer | Cornelius Ryan, David Pursall, Romain Gary, James Jones, Jack Seddon, Erich Maria Remarque |
| Casting | Maude Spector |
| Editors | Samuel E. Beetley |
| Cinematography | Jean Bourgoin, Walter Wottitz, Pierre Levent, Henri Persin, Vincent Rossell, Guy Tabary |
| Asst. Directors | Henry Sokal Jr., Henry Wise, Jean Herman, Tom Pevsner, Louis Pitzele, Bernard Farrel, Gérard Renateau, Ken Annakin, Bernhard Wicki, Andrew Marton, Gerd Oswald, Elmo Williams, Romain Gary, Lucie Lichtig |
| Camera Operators | Jean Bourgoin, Walter Wottitz, Vincent Rossell, Guy Tabary |
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| Add. Photography | Jean Bourgoin, Walter Wottitz, Vincent Rossell, Guy Tabary |
| Production Design | Ted Haworth, Vincent Korda, Léon Barsacq, Gabriel Béchir |
| Art Direction | Ted Haworth, Vincent Korda, Léon Barsacq, Gabriel Béchir |
| Set Decoration | Ted Haworth, Vincent Korda, Léon Barsacq, Gabriel Béchir |
| Special Effects | Karl Helmer, Paul Wurtzel, Karl Baumgartner, R.A. MacDonald, Joseph de Bretagne, Alex Weldon, Gerald Endler, Fernando Pérez, Augie Lohman, Jean Fouchet |
| Visual Effects | Wally Veevers, Jean Fouchet, Bob Cuff, David S. Horsley |
| Stunts | Jack Cooper, Yvan Chiffre, Lionel Vitrant, Ian Yule, Alexandre Renaud, John Sullivan, Joe Powell, Nosher Powell, Gil Delamare, Ken Buckle, Jean-Pierre Janic, Gérard Moisan |
| Composer | Maurice Jarre, Joseph de Bretagne, Mitch Miller, Jacques Maumont, William Robert Sivel |
| Sound | Maurice Jarre, Joseph de Bretagne, Mitch Miller, Jacques Maumont, William Robert Sivel |
| Costume Design | John McCorry |
| Makeup | John McCorry |
| Hairstyling | John McCorry |
| Budget | 10.000.000 € |
| Incasso | 50.100.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
Country
Italy
Date
Oct 24, 1962
Note
Milano
Country
Belgium
Date
Nov 09, 1962
Certification
16
Note
Brussels
Country
Spain
Date
Dec 16, 1962
Note
Madrid
Country
South Africa
Date
Feb 15, 1963
Note
Johannesburg
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Country
Australia
Date
Jun 05, 1969
Note
Sydney, 70mm re-release
Theatrical release
Country
France
Date
Sep 25, 1962
Certification
12
Country
Ireland
Date
Sep 28, 1962
Country
United States
Date
Oct 04, 1962
Certification
PG
Country
Netherlands
Date
Oct 11, 1962
Certification
12
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Country
Sweden
Date
Oct 12, 1962
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Oct 12, 1962
Certification
PG
Country
Brazil
Date
Oct 15, 1962
Country
Argentina
Date
Oct 25, 1962
Country
Germany
Date
Oct 25, 1962
Certification
12
Note
West Germany
Country
Italy
Date
Nov 01, 1962
Country
Finland
Date
Nov 02, 1962
Country
Hong Kong
Date
Nov 22, 1962
Country
Japan
Date
Dec 15, 1962
Country
Austria
Date
Dec 21, 1962
Country
Australia
Date
Dec 28, 1962
Country
Norway
Date
Jan 28, 1963
Country
Denmark
Date
Apr 29, 1963
Certification
15
Country
Uruguay
Date
Jun 13, 1963
Country
Türkiye
Date
Apr 01, 1964
Country
Mexico
Date
Jun 04, 1964
Country
Portugal
Date
Sep 12, 1974
Certification
M/12
Note
re-release
Physical media
Country
Germany
Date
Jul 05, 2001
Note
DVD
Country
Brazil
Date
Dec 16, 2003
Certification
L
Note
DVD/VHS
Country
Netherlands
Date
May 31, 2004
Certification
12
Note
DVD
Country
Israel
Date
Sep 29, 2010
Note
Blu-ray
TV
Country
Brazil
Date
Dec 15, 2000
Certification
12
Note
Fox Film
Country
Netherlands
Date
May 05, 2002
Certification
12
Note
SBS 6
Country
Poland
Date
Jun 23, 2009
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