

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"
Top Cast


John Wayne
John Wayne
Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
John Wayne
Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort


Robert Mitchum
Robert Mitchum
Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
Robert Mitchum
Brig. Gen. Norman Cota


Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda
Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Henry Fonda
Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.


Richard Burton
Richard Burton
Flight Officer David Campbell
Richard Burton
Flight Officer David Campbell


Sean Connery
Sean Connery
Pvt. Flanagan
Sean Connery
Pvt. Flanagan


Leslie Phillips
Leslie Phillips
RAF Officer Mac
Leslie Phillips
RAF Officer Mac


Robert Ryan
Robert Ryan
Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Robert Ryan
Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin


Paul Anka
Paul Anka
U.S. Army Ranger
Paul Anka
U.S. Army Ranger


Wolfgang Büttner
Wolfgang Büttner
Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel
Wolfgang Büttner
Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel


Mel Ferrer
Mel Ferrer
Maj. Gen. Robert Haines
Mel Ferrer
Maj. Gen. Robert Haines
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