The Longest Day | Hitchens Virtual Theatre

On June 6, 1944, the Allied Invasion of France marked the beginnig of the end of Nazi domination over Europe. The attack involved 3,000,000 men, 11,000 planes and 4,000 ships, comprising the largest armada the world has ever seen.

Presented in its orginal black & white version, THE LONGEST DAY is a vivid, hour-by-hour re-creation of this historic event. Featuring a stellar international cast, and told from the perspectives of both sides, it is a fascinating look at the massive preparations, mistakes and random events that determined the outcome of one of the biggest battles in history. Winner of two Oscars? (Special Effects and Cinematography), THE LONGEST DAY ranks as one of Hollywood's truly great films.

Production Year:

1962

Released:

Thu, 02/11/1999

Run Time Minutes:

178

Rating:

Genres:

War

Genres:

Action

Genres:

Classic

Trailer:

Format Aspect Ratio:

2.35-Super Wide Screen

Resolution:

480x720 LowRez

More Information:

HD-1

Audio Language:

English

Audio Format:

Dolby Digital

Audio Channels:

5.0

Actors:

Eddie Albert - Colonel Thompson

Actors:

Paul Anka - United States Army Ranger

Actors:

Arletty - Madame Barrault

Actors:

Jean-Louis Barrault - Father Louis Roulland

Actors:

Richard Beymer - Private Dutch Schultz

Actors:

Hans Christian Blech - Major Werner Pluskat

Actors:

Bourvil - Mayor of Colleville

Actors:

Richard Burton - Flight Officer David Campbell

Actors:

Wolfgang B?ttner - Major General Doctor Hans Speidel

Actors:

Red Buttons - Private John Steele

Actors:

Pauline Carton - Maid

Actors:

Sean Connery - Private Flanagan

Actors:

Ray Danton - Captain Frank

Actors:

Irina Demich - Janine Boitard

Actors:

Fred Dur - Major of the Rangers

Actors:

Fabian - United States Army Ranger

Actors:

Mel Ferrer - Major General Robert Haines

Actors:

Henry Fonda - Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt

Actors:

Steve Forrest - Captain Harding

Actors:

Gert Fr?be - Sergeant Kaffeekanne

Actors:

Leo Genn - Brigadier General Parker

Actors:

John Gregson - British Padre

Actors:

Paul Hartmann - Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt

Actors:

Peter Helm - Young G.I.

Actors:

Werner Hinz - Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

Actors:

Donald Houston - Royal Air Force Pilot

Actors:

Jeff Hunter - Sergeant (Later Lieutenant) John H.

Actors:

Karl John - Luftwaffe General Wolfgang Hager (u

Actors:

Curt J?rgens - Major General Gunther Blumentritt

Actors:

Alexander Knox - Major General Walter Bedell Smith

Actors:

Peter Lawford - Lord Lovat

Actors:

Fernand Ledoux - Louis

Actors:

Christian Marquand - Commander Philippe Kieffer

Actors:

Dewey Martin - Private Wilder

Actors:

Roddy McDowall - Private Morris

Actors:

Michael Medwin - Private Watney

Actors:

Sal Mineo - Private Martini

Actors:

Robert Mitchum - Brigadier General Norman Cota

Actors:

Kenneth More - Captain Colin Maud

Actors:

Richard M?nch - General Erich Marcks

Actors:

Edmond O'Brien - General Raymond D. Barton

Actors:

Leslie Phillips - Royal Air Force Officer

Actors:

Wolfgang Preiss - Major General Max Pemsel

Actors:

Ron Randell - Joe Williams

Actors:

Madekeine Renaud - Mother Superior

Actors:

Georges Riviere - Sergeant Guy de Montlaur

Actors:

Norman Rossington - Private Clough

Actors:

Robert Ryan - Brigadier General James M. Gavin

Actors:

Tommy Sands - United States Army Ranger

Actors:

George Segal - 1st commando up cliff

Actors:

Jean Servais - Rear Admiral Janjard

Actors:

Rod Steiger - Destroyer Commander

Actors:

Richard Todd - Major John Howard

Actors:

Tom Tryon - Lieutenant Wilson

Actors:

Peter van Eyck - Lieutenant Colonel Ocker

Actors:

Robert Wagner - United States Army Ranger

Actors:

Richard Wattis - British soldier

Actors:

Stuart Whitman - Lieutenant Sheen

Actors:

Georges Wilson - Alexandre Renaud

Actors:

John Wayne - Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Vanderv

Actors:

Patrick Barr - Group Capt. J.N. Stagg

Actors:

Michael Beint - Bit Part

Actors:

Lyndon Brook - Lieutenant Walsh

Actors:

Lucien Camiret - Bit Part

Actors:

Jean Champion - Bit Part

Actors:

Bryan Coleman - Ronald Callen

Actors:

John Crawford - Colonel Caffey

Actors:

Jo D'Avra - Naval Captain

Actors:

Mark Damon - Private Harris

Actors:

Eugene Deckers - Nazi Officer

Actors:

Colin Drake - Zanuck

Actors:

Michel Duchaussoy - Extra

Actors:

Frank Finlay - Private Coke

Actors:

Harry Fowler - Bit Part

Actors:

Robert Freitag - Meyer's Aide

Actors:

Bernard Fox - British Soldier, Sitting in Truck

Actors:

Bernard Fresson - Bit Part

Actors:

Lutz Gabor - Bit Part

Actors:

Daniel G?lin - Bit Part

Actors:

Harold Goodwin - Bit Part

Actors:

Henry Grace - General Dwight D. Eisenhower

Actors:

Cl?ment Harari - Bit Part

Actors:

Ruth Hausmeister - Frau Rommel

Actors:

Jack Hedley - Briefing Officer

Actors:

Michael Hinz - Manfred Rommel

Actors:

Til Kiwe - Captain Hellmuth Lang

Actors:

Mickey Knox

Actors:

Simon Lack - Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leig

Actors:

Christopher Lee - Several Bits

Actors:

Rudy Lenoir - Bit Part

Actors:

Joseph Lowe - Ranger at Ponte du Hoc

Actors:

Wolfgang Lukschy - Colonel General Alfred Jodl

Actors:

Howard Marion-Crawford - Doctor

Actors:

Neil McCallum - Bit Part

Actors:

Edward Meeks

Actors:

John Meillon - Rear Admiral Alan G. Kirk

Actors:

Kurt Meisel - Captain Ernst During

Actors:

Bill Millin - Himself (Piper on Beach)

Actors:

Tony Mordente - Cook

Actors:

Louis Mounier - Sir Arthur William Tedder

Actors:

Bill Nagy - Bit Part

Actors:

Kurt Pecher - German Commander

Actors:

Rainer Penkert - Lieutenant Fritz Theen

Actors:

Si?n Phillips - Wren

Actors:

Maurice Poli - Jean

Actors:

Hartmut Reck - Sergeant Bernhard Bergsdorf

Actors:

Trevor Reid - General Sir Bernard L. Montgomery

Actors:

Heinz Reincke - Colonel Josef 'Pips' Priller

Actors:

John Robinson - Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsey

Actors:

Fran?oise Rosay

Actors:

Paul Edwin Roth - Colonel Schiller

Actors:

Marcel Rouz? - Bit Part

Actors:

Diemar Sch?nherr - Luftwaffe Major

Actors:

Ernst Schr?der - General Hans von Salmuth

Actors:

Heinz Spitzner - Lieutenant Colonel Hellmuth Meyer

Actors:

Bob Steele - Paratrooper

Actors:

Nicholas Stuart - Lieutenant General Omar N. Bradley

Actors:

Alice Tissot - Housekeeper

Actors:

Serge Tolstoy - German Officer

Actors:

Lionel Vitrant - The 1st Landed Paratrooper, in a Garden

Actors:

Vicco von B?low - German Officer

Actors:

Dominique Zardi - Bit Part