The Longest Day

Name: The Longest Day
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Released: 1962-10-04
Duration: 2 h 58 min
Rating: 7.80
Cast: Jean-Louis Barrault, Arletty, Paul Anka, Eddie Albert

– The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.80 / 10

Duration:

2 Hours and 58 Minutes

Release Year:

1962

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"

Styles:

Harsh, Epic, Tense, Factual, Suspense, Touching, Suspenseful, Realistic, Captivating, Serious

Story Timeline:

Year 1944, 1940s, 20th Century

Producing Country:

USA

Filming Locations:

English Channel, Germany, Normandy, Paris France, England, Europe, France

Genre:

History, War, Action, Drama

The Longest Day (1962) - Trailer

Release Date:

04 Oct 1962

Language:

English, German, French

MPAA Content-Rating:

G – General Audiences

All ages admitted. Nothing that would offend parents for viewing by children.

The Longest Day

Directed by:

Darryl F. Zanuck, Bernhard Wicki, Ken Annakin, Gerd Oswald, Andrew Marton

Story Written By:

James Jones, Romain Gary, Cornelius Ryan, Jack Seddon, David Pursall

Main Actors:

Jean-Louis Barrault, Arletty, Paul Anka, Eddie Albert

Plot:

Tells the story of the D-Day invasion of Normandy in WWII. There are dozens of characters, some seen only briefly, who together weave the story of five separate invasion points that made up the operation.

Awards:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 6 nominations.

Production Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.8/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

91%

Metacritic:

75%