
📜 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"
💵 Budget: USD
10,000,000
🌏 Languages Available:
German
,
French
,
English
📆 Date Released:
1962-09-25
⌚ Running Time:
178 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
7.582
Beloved Cast

Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Henry Fonda

Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
John Wayne

Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
Robert Mitchum

Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Robert Ryan

Col. Thompson
Eddie Albert

U.S. Army Ranger
Paul Anka

Madame Barrault
Arletty

Father Louis Roulland
Jean-Louis Barrault

Pvt. Dutch Schultz
Richard Beymer

Maj. Werner Pluskat
Hans Christian Blech

Mayor of Colleville
Bourvil

Flying Officer David Campbell
Richard Burton

Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel
Wolfgang Büttner

Pvt. John Steele
Red Buttons

Maid
Pauline Carton

Pvt. Flanagan
Sean Connery

Capt. Frank
Ray Danton

Janine Boitard, a resistance
Irina Demick

U.S. Army Ranger Major
Fred Dur

U.S. Army Ranger
Fabian

Maj. Gen. Robert Haines
Mel Ferrer

Capt. Harding
Steve Forrest

Sgt. Kaffekanne
Gert Fröbe

Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.
Leo Genn

British Padre
John Gregson

Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt
Paul Hartmann

Young GI
Peter Helm

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
Werner Hinz

RAF Pilot
Donald Houston

Sgt. (later Lt.) John H. Fuller
Jeffrey Hunter

Gen. Wolfgang Häger
Karl John

Maj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt
Curd Jürgens

Maj. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith
Alexander Knox

Lord Lovat
Peter Lawford

Louis
Fernand Ledoux

Cmdr. Philippe Kieffer - Commando Leader
Christian Marquand

Sgt. Wilder
Dewey Martin

Pvt. Morris
Roddy McDowall

Pvt. Watney
Michael Medwin

Pvt. Martini
Sal Mineo

Capt. Colin Maud
Kenneth More

Gen. Erich Marcks
Richard Münch

Gen. Raymond D. Barton
Edmond O'Brien

RAF Officer Mac
Leslie Phillips

Maj. Gen. Max Pemsel
Wolfgang Preiss

Joe Williams
Ron Randell

Mother Superior
Madeleine Renaud

Sgt. Guy de Montlaur
Georges Rivière

Pvt. Clough
Norman Rossington

U.S. Army Ranger
Tommy Sands

U.S. Army Ranger
George Segal

RAdm. Janjard
Jean Servais

Destroyer Commander
Rod Steiger

Maj. John Howard
Richard Todd

Lt. Wilson
Tom Tryon

Lt. Col. Ocker
Peter van Eyck

U.S. Army Ranger
Robert Wagner

British Paratrooper
Richard Wattis

Lt. Sheen
Stuart Whitman

Alexandre Renaud
Georges Wilson

Group Capt. J.N. Stagg (uncredited)
Patrick Barr

Lt. Walsh (uncredited)
Lyndon Brook

Col. Caffey (uncredited)
John Crawford

Blumentritt's Adjutant (uncredited)
Armin Dahlen

Pvt. Harris (uncredited)
Mark Damon

British Soldier (uncredited)
Richard Dawson

German Soldier (uncredited)
Eugene Deckers

French Commando (uncredited)
Gil Delamare

Pvt. Coke (uncredited)
Frank Finlay

British Paratrooper (uncredited)
Harry Fowler

Pvt. Hutchinson (uncredited)
Bernard Fox

Meyer's Aide (uncredited)
Robert Freitag

French Commando (uncredited)
Bernard Fresson

Minor Role (uncredited)
Lutz Gabor

German Guard on Train Track (uncredited)
Arnold Gelderman

British Soldier (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin

German Soldier (uncredited)
Walter Gotell

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower (uncredited)
Henry Grace

Minor Role (uncredited)
Clément Harari

Frau Maria Rommel (uncredited)
Ruth Hausmeister

RAF Briefing Officer (uncredited)
Jack Hedley

Manfred Rommel (uncredited)
Michael Hinz

Adm. Creasey (uncredited)
Walter Horsbrugh

Capt. Helmuth Lang (uncredited)
Til Kiwe

British Soldier (uncredited)
Harry Landis

Col. Gen. Alfred Jodl (uncredited)
Wolfgang Lukschy

Camp Cook (uncredited)
Victor Maddern

Glider Doctor (uncredited)
Howard Marion-Crawford

Canadian Doctor (uncredited)
Neil McCallum

RAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited)
John Meillon

Capt. Ernst During (uncredited)
Kurt Meisel

Paratrooper (uncredited)
Gérard Moisan

Cook (uncredited)
Tony Mordente

Major in Ste. Mère-Eglise (uncredited)
Bill Nagy

Lt. Fritz Theen (uncredited)
Rainer Penkert

German Officer with Rupert (uncredited)
Malte Petzel

Roosevelt's Aide (uncredited)
John Phillips

WRNS Officer (uncredited)
Siân Phillips

Jean (uncredited)
Maurice Poli

Sgt. Bernhard Bergsdorf (uncredited)
Hartmut Reck

Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery (uncredited)
Trevor Reid

Col. Josef 'Pips' Priller (uncredited)
Heinz Reincke

Firefighter (uncredited)
Alexandre Renaud

Col. Schiller (uncredited)
Paul Edwin Roth

Gen. Hans von Salmuth (uncredited)
Ernst Schröder

Luftwaffe Major (uncredited)
Dietmar Schönherr

Lt. Col. Helmuth Meyer (uncredited)
Heinz Spitzner

Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley (uncredited)
Nicholas Stuart

German Officer (uncredited)
Hans Söhnker

Housekeeper (uncredited)
Alice Tissot

French Commando (uncredited)
Michel Tureau

Paratrooper (uncredited)
Roland Urban

Pemsel's Adjutant (uncredited)
Vicco von Bülow

US Army Medic (uncredited)
Joe Warfield

French Spitfire Pilot (uncredited)
Dominique Zardi