1962

2h 58m

7.6(974 votes)

War

Action

Drama

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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115 members

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John Wayne

Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort

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Robert Mitchum

Brig. Gen. Norman Cota

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Henry Fonda

Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

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Richard Burton

Flying Officer David Campbell

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Sean Connery

Pvt. Flanagan

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Leslie Phillips

RAF Officer Mac

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Robert Ryan

Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin

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Paul Anka

U.S. Army Ranger

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Wolfgang Büttner

Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel

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Mel Ferrer

Maj. Gen. Robert Haines

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Ray Danton

Capt. Frank

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Peter Lawford

Lord Lovat

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Eddie Albert

Col. Thompson

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Arletty

Madame Barrault

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Jean-Louis Barrault

Father Louis Roulland

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Richard Beymer

Pvt. Dutch Schultz

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Hans Christian Blech

Maj. Werner Pluskat

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Bourvil

Mayor of Colleville

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Red Buttons

Pvt. John Steele

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Pauline Carton

Maid

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Irina Demick

Janine Boitard, a resistance

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Fred Dur

U.S. Army Ranger Major

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Fabian

U.S. Army Ranger

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Steve Forrest

Capt. Harding

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Gert Fröbe

Sgt. Kaffekanne

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Leo Genn

Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.

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John Gregson

British Padre

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Paul Hartmann

Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt

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Peter Helm

Young GI

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Werner Hinz

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

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Donald Houston

RAF Pilot

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Jeffrey Hunter

Sgt. (later Lt.) John H. Fuller

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Karl John

Gen. Wolfgang Häger

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Curd Jürgens

Maj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt

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Alexander Knox

Maj. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith

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Fernand Ledoux

Louis

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Christian Marquand

Cmdr. Philippe Kieffer - Commando Leader

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Dewey Martin

Sgt. Wilder

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Roddy McDowall

Pvt. Morris

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Michael Medwin

Pvt. Watney

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Sal Mineo

Pvt. Martini

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Kenneth More

Capt. Colin Maud

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Richard Münch

Gen. Erich Marcks

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Edmond O'Brien

Gen. Raymond D. Barton

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Wolfgang Preiss

Maj. Gen. Max Pemsel

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Ron Randell

Joe Williams

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Madeleine Renaud

Mother Superior

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Georges Rivière

Sgt. Guy de Montlaur

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Norman Rossington

Pvt. Clough

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Tommy Sands

U.S. Army Ranger

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George Segal

U.S. Army Ranger

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Jean Servais

RAdm. Janjard

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Rod Steiger

Destroyer Commander

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Richard Todd

Maj. John Howard

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Tom Tryon

Lt. Wilson

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Peter van Eyck

Lt. Col. Ocker

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Robert Wagner

U.S. Army Ranger

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Richard Wattis

British Paratrooper

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Stuart Whitman

Lt. Sheen

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Georges Wilson

Alexandre Renaud

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Patrick Barr

Group Capt. J.N. Stagg (uncredited)

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Lyndon Brook

Lt. Walsh (uncredited)

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John Crawford

Col. Caffey (uncredited)

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Armin Dahlen

Blumentritt's Adjutant (uncredited)

Production

Mark Damon

Pvt. Harris (uncredited)

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Richard Dawson

British Soldier (uncredited)

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Eugene Deckers

German Soldier (uncredited)

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Gil Delamare

French Commando (uncredited)

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Frank Finlay

Pvt. Coke (uncredited)

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Harry Fowler

British Paratrooper (uncredited)

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Bernard Fox

Pvt. Hutchinson (uncredited)

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Robert Freitag

Meyer's Aide (uncredited)

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Bernard Fresson

French Commando (uncredited)

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Lutz Gabor

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Arnold Gelderman

German Guard on Train Track (uncredited)

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Harold Goodwin

British Soldier (uncredited)

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Walter Gotell

German Soldier (uncredited)

Art

Henry Grace

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower (uncredited)

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Clément Harari

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Ruth Hausmeister

Frau Maria Rommel (uncredited)

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Jack Hedley

RAF Briefing Officer (uncredited)

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Michael Hinz

Manfred Rommel (uncredited)

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Walter Horsbrugh

Adm. Creasey (uncredited)

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Til Kiwe

Capt. Helmuth Lang (uncredited)

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Harry Landis

British Soldier (uncredited)

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Wolfgang Lukschy

Col. Gen. Alfred Jodl (uncredited)

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Victor Maddern

Camp Cook (uncredited)

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Howard Marion-Crawford

Glider Doctor (uncredited)

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Neil McCallum

Canadian Doctor (uncredited)

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John Meillon

RAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited)

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Kurt Meisel

Capt. Ernst During (uncredited)

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Gérard Moisan

Paratrooper (uncredited)

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Tony Mordente

Cook (uncredited)

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Bill Nagy

Major in Ste. Mère-Eglise (uncredited)

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Rainer Penkert

Lt. Fritz Theen (uncredited)

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Malte Petzel

German Officer with Rupert (uncredited)

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John Phillips

Roosevelt's Aide (uncredited)

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Siân Phillips

WRNS Officer (uncredited)

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Maurice Poli

Jean (uncredited)

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Hartmut Reck

Sgt. Bernhard Bergsdorf (uncredited)

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Trevor Reid

Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery (uncredited)

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Heinz Reincke

Col. Josef 'Pips' Priller (uncredited)

Crew

Alexandre Renaud

Firefighter (uncredited)

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Paul Edwin Roth

Col. Schiller (uncredited)

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Ernst Schröder

Gen. Hans von Salmuth (uncredited)

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Dietmar Schönherr

Luftwaffe Major (uncredited)

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Heinz Spitzner

Lt. Col. Helmuth Meyer (uncredited)

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Nicholas Stuart

Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley (uncredited)

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Hans Söhnker

German Officer (uncredited)

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Alice Tissot

Housekeeper (uncredited)

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Michel Tureau

French Commando (uncredited)

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Roland Urban

Paratrooper (uncredited)

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Loriot

Pemsel's Adjutant (uncredited)

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Joe Warfield

US Army Medic (uncredited)

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Dominique Zardi

French Spitfire Pilot (uncredited)

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