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The Longest Day

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The Longest Day

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Summary

Second World War drama starring John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Henry Fonda and Robert Ryan. Normandy, 6 June 1944: as the huge task of preparing for D-Day draws to a close, the Allied commanders await suitable weather conditions to set in motion history's greatest amphibious operation.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Allen Eyles

This epic film has a lot going for it, including a huge budget, an all-star cast and masses of military co-operation. It also has the clever idea of providing a composite picture of D-Day from multiple national viewpoints, while the use of black-and-white photography conveys a sense of newsreel authenticity. The film holds its three-hour length well and is far from gung ho in highlighting the errors and miscalculations on both sides. The battle scenes are memorably staged and the major Hollywood stars (led by John Wayne, Henry Fonda and Robert Mitchum) fit in particularly well, but it's let down by overacting from many of the European players, some crude characterisation and pretentious vignettes.

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Cast

rolenameCol Benjamin VandervoortJohn WayneBrig Gen Norman CotaRobert MitchumBrig Gen Theodore RooseveltHenry FondaBrig Gen James GavinRobert RyanDestroyer commanderRod SteigerUS rangerRobert WagnerSchultzRichard BeymerMaj Gen Robert HainesMel FerrerSgt FullerJeffrey HunterUS rangerPaul AnkaPte MartiniSal MineoPte MorrisRoddy McDowallLt SheenStuart WhitmanCol NewtonEddie AlbertGen Raymond O BartonEdmond O'BrienRangerFabian Pte SteelRed ButtonsLt WilsonTom TryonMaj Gen Walter Bedell SmithAlexander KnoxRAF pilotRichard BurtonCapt MaudKenneth MoreLord LovatPeter LawfordMaj HowardRichard ToddPte FlanaganSean ConneryMadame BarraultArletty Father Louis RoullandJean-Louis BarraultMayor of CollevilleBourvil Captain FrankRay DantonJanine BoitardIrina DemickCaptain HardingSteve ForrestSgt KaffekanneGert FröbeBrig Gen Edwin P Parker JrLeo GennBritish padreJohn GregsonField Marshal Gerd von RunstedtPaul HartmannRAF pilotDonald HoustonMaj Gen Gunther BlumentrittCurt JurgensCmdr Philippe KiefferChristian MarquandPte WatneyMichael MedwinRAF Officer MacLeslie PhillipsPte CloughNorman RossingtonUS Army RangerTommy SandsUS Army RangerGeorge Segal

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Crew

rolenameDirectorAndrew MartonDirectorKen AnnakinDirectorBernhard Wicki

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Theatrical distributor

20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd

Languages

English | German | French

Guidance

Violence.

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Black and white

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