The longest day is D Day. We see the Normandy Invasion in interwoven stories of the combatants. Among the numerous characters are prescient Field Marshall Erwin Rommel (Werner Hinz), tough Lt. Col. Vandervoort (John Wayne), Pvt. Flanagan (Sean Connery), Brig. Gen. Cota (Robert Mitchum), Theodore Roosevelt Jr.(Henry Fonda), and unpleasant Flight Officer Campbell (Richard Burton). The film shows the landing on the beaches, and the fighting farther inland where the paratroopers have landed. The plight of the French is well portrayed as their country becomes the battleground. The films shows the fighting from the points of view of both sides, and shows the Allies as taking advantage of the poor preparation of the Germans.
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Sean Connery | Pvt. Flanagan |
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John Wayne | Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort |
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Robert Wagner | U.S. Army Ranger |
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Roddy McDowall | Pvt. Morris |
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Rod Steiger | Destroyer Commander |
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Henry Fonda | Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. |
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Robert Mitchum | Brig. Gen. Norman Cota |
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George Segal | U.S. Army Ranger |
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Leslie Phillips | RAF Officer Mac |
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Richard Burton | Flying Officer David Campbell |
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Robert Ryan | Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin |
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Eddie Albert | Col. Thompson |
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Edmond O'Brien | Gen. Raymond D. Barton |
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Gert Fröbe | Sgt. Kaffekanne |
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Red Buttons | Pvt. John Steele |
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Richard Beymer | Pvt. Dutch Schultz |
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Wolfgang Preiss | Maj. Gen. Max Pemsel |
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Mel Ferrer | Maj. Gen. Robert Haines |
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Jeffrey Hunter | Sgt. John H. Fuller |
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Stuart Whitman | Lt. Sheen |
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Donald Houston | RAF Pilot |
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Peter Lawford | Lord Lovat |
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Sal Mineo | Pvt. Martini |
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Steve Forrest | Capt. Harding |
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Richard Wattis | British Paratrooper |
| Director | Ken Annakin |
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| Andrew Marton |
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| Gerd Oswald |
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| Bernhard Wicki |
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| Darryl F. Zanuck |
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| Writer | Cornelius Ryan, Romain Gary, James Jones, David Pursall, Jack Seddon | |
| Producer | Elmo Williams, Darryl F. Zanuck | |
| Musician | Maurice Jarre | |
| Photography | Jean Bourgoin, Walter Wottitz | |
| Edition | Blu-Ray Edition |
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| Packaging | Keep Case |
| Nr Discs | 2 |
| Screen Ratios | Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital 4.0 [English] DTS [English] |
| Subtitles | Cantonese | English | Mandarin | Spanish |
| Distributor | 20th Century Fox |
| Layers | Single side, Dual layer |
| Edition Release Date | Jun 03, 2008 |
| Regions | Region 1 |
| Index | 2802 |
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| Added Date | Dec 12, 2012 01:15:26 |
| Modified Date | Sep 25, 2019 23:29:28 |