The Longest Day
“THE INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIMED HIT JUST AS IT WAS SHOWN IN THE MAJOR CAPITALS OF THE WORLD!”
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"
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Cast
139 people
John Wayne
Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
Known for
The Searchers
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Robert Mitchum
Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
Known for
The Night of the Hunter
Out of the Past
Henry Fonda
Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Grapes of Wrath
Richard Burton
Flight Officer David Campbell
Known for
Where Eagles Dare
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Sean Connery
Pvt. Flanagan
Known for
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
The Rock
Leslie Phillips
RAF Officer Mac
Known for
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Empire of the Sun
Robert Ryan
Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Known for
The Wild Bunch
Bad Day at Black Rock
Paul Anka
U.S. Army Ranger
Known for
Captain Ron
Wolfgang Büttner
Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel
Also in
Space Patrol
In Lemgo 89
Mel Ferrer
Maj. Gen. Robert Haines
Known for
The Visitor
Eaten Alive
Ray Danton
Capt. Frank
Also in
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
Secret Agent Super Dragon
Peter Lawford
Lord Lovat
Known for
Little Women
Ocean's Eleven
Bernhard Wicki Director · Ken Annakin Director Andrew Marton Director
Worldwide gross $50M · Budget $10M · United States release October 4, 1962
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$50,100,000
Gross vs. budget
5.0×
Production
Darryl F. Zanuck Productions
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · German
Release dates
France · September 25, 1962
Theatrical
United States · October 4, 1962
Theatrical
Argentina
October 25, 1962 · Theatrical
June 17, 1971 · Theatrical · Re-release
Australia
December 28, 1962 · Theatrical
June 5, 1969 · Limited theatrical · Sydney, 70mm re-release
Austria
December 21, 1962 · Theatrical
May 23, 1969 · Theatrical · Re-release
Belgium
November 9, 1962 · Limited theatrical · Brussels
January 31, 1964 · Limited theatrical · Gent, re-release
Brazil
October 15, 1962 · Theatrical
December 15, 2000 · TV · Fox Film
December 16, 2003 · Physical · DVD/VHS
Denmark
April 29, 1963 · Theatrical
Finland
November 2, 1962 · Theatrical
France
June 18, 1969 · Theatrical · Re-release
June 11, 2014 · Theatrical · Re-release, restored version
June 1, 2026 · TV · France•3
Germany
October 25, 1962 · Theatrical · West Germany
July 5, 2001 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
November 22, 1962 · Theatrical
Ireland
September 28, 1962 · Theatrical
Israel
September 29, 2010 · Physical · Blu-ray
Italy
October 24, 1962 · Limited theatrical · Milano
November 1, 1962 · Theatrical
Japan
December 15, 1962 · Theatrical
December 23, 1967 · Theatrical · Re-release
Mexico
June 4, 1964 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 11, 1962 · Theatrical
May 5, 2002 · TV · SBS 6
May 31, 2004 · Physical · DVD
June 2, 2014 · Physical · Blu ray
Norway
January 28, 1963 · Theatrical
Poland
June 23, 2009 · TV
Portugal
September 12, 1974 · Theatrical · re-release
Romania
July 22, 1974 · Theatrical · cinema: Cinemateca București
South Africa
February 15, 1963 · Limited theatrical · Johannesburg
Spain
December 16, 1962 · Limited theatrical · Madrid
July 2, 1973 · Limited theatrical · Madrid, re-release
Sweden
October 12, 1962 · Theatrical
Türkiye
April 1, 1964 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 11, 1962 · Premiere · London
October 12, 1962 · Theatrical
June 6, 1969 · Theatrical · Re-release
Uruguay
June 13, 1963 · Theatrical
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