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Title: The Longest Day
Runtime: 178 Min
Year: 1962
Genres: Action - Drama - History
Cast: John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Richard Burton, Henry Fonda, Red Buttons, Sean Connery, Eddie Albert, Paul Anka, Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, Richard Beymer, Hans Christian Blech, Bourvil, Wolfgang Büttner, Pauline Carton, Ray Danton, Irina Demick, Fred Dur
Directed By: Ken Annakin (British exterior episodes), Andrew Marton (American exterior episodes), Bernhard Wicki (German episodes) and Darryl F. Zanuck (uncredited)


PLOT

England in June 1944. Unseasonal storms. Allied troops are massed ready for the invasion of France, some already on the boats. The Normandy beaches will be their destination while paratroopers are dropped inland to take key towns and bridges. On the other side of the Channel the Germans still expect the invasion at Calais, and anyway the weather makes them think nothing is likely to be imminent. Eisenhower decides to go. Hitler sleeps on.


Country: U.S.A.
Language: English - German - French
Writers: Cornelius Ryan (screenplay), Cornelius Ryan (book), Romain Gary (additional episodes written by) & James Jones (additional episodes written by) & David Pursall (additional episodes written by) & Jack Seddon (additional episodes written by)
Awards: 1963- Academy Awards, USA (Oscar)
-Best Cinematography, Black-and-White Jean Bourgoin and Walter Wottitz (WON)
-Best Effects, Special Effects, Robert MacDonald (visual) and Jacques Maumont (audible) (WON)
-Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White, Ted Haworth, Léon Barsacq, Vincent Korda and Gabriel Béchir (NOMINATED)
-Best Film Editing Samuel E. Beetley (NOMINATED)
-Best Film Editing Samuel E. Beetley (NOMINATED)
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The Longest Day Actors
John Wayne John Wayne
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Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
Robert Mitchum Robert Mitchum
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Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
Richard Burton Richard Burton
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Flying Officer David Campbell
Henry Fonda Henry Fonda
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Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.