The Longest Day (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"
Released: Sep 25, 1962
Runtime: 178 minutes
Stars: Henry Fonda, John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan, Eddie Albert, Paul Anka
Crew: Maurice Jarre (Original Music Composer), Jean Bourgoin (Director of Photography), Cornelius Ryan (Screenplay), Ken Annakin (Director), Cornelius Ryan (Novel), Walter Wottitz (Director of Photography)
