The Longest Day 61 years old
This is the day that changed the world... when history held its breath.
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"
Credits
The Longest Day Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Edmond O'Brien He was 47, 69 years old when he died | as Gen. Raymond D. Barton |
| Sean Connery He was 32, now 93 years old | as Pvt. Flanagan |
| Stuart Whitman He was 34, now 96 years old | as Lt. Sheen |
| Mel Ferrer He was 45, 90 years old when he died | as Maj. Gen. Robert Haines |
| Henry Fonda He was 57, 77 years old when he died | as Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt jr. |
| Frank Finlay He was 36, 89 years old when he died | as Pvt. Coke (uncredited) |
| Jean Servais He was 52, 65 years old when he died | as RAdm. Janjard |
| Gert Fröbe He was 49, 75 years old when he died | as Sgt. Kaffekanne |
| Til Kiwe He was 47, 80 years old when he died | as Capt. Helmuth Lang |
| John Wayne He was 55, 72 years old when he died | as Col. Benjamin Vandervoort |
| Heinz Reincke He was 37, 86 years old when he died | as Col. Josef 'Pips' Priller |
| Curd Jürgens He was 46, 66 years old when he died | as Maj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt |
| Mark Damon He was 29, now 90 years old | as Pvt. Harris (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Hunter He was 35, 42 years old when he died | as Sgt. (later Lt.) John H. Fuller |
| Irina Demick She was 25, 67 years old when she died | as Janine Boitard (as Irina Demich) |
| Christian Marquand He was 35, 73 years old when he died | as Cmdr. Philippe Kieffer (commando leader) |
| Jack Hedley He was 31, now 93 years old | as RAF Briefing Officer (uncredited) |
| Roddy McDowall He was 34, 70 years old when he died | as Pvt. Morris |
| Wolfgang Büttner He was 50, 78 years old when he died | as Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel |
| Richard Burton He was 36, 58 years old when he died | as Flight Officer David Campbell |
| Robert Ryan He was 52, 63 years old when he died | as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin |
| Leslie Phillips He was 38, now 99 years old | as RAF Officer Mac |
| Tom Tryon He was 36, 65 years old when he died | as Lt. Wilson |
| Steve Forrest He was 37, 87 years old when he died | as Capt. Harding |
| Michael Hinz He was 22, 68 years old when he died | as Manfred Rommel (uncredited) |
| Paul Hartmann He was 73, 88 years old when he died | as Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt |
| Paul Anka He was 21, now 82 years old | as U.S. Army Ranger |
| Werner Hinz He was 59, 82 years old when he died | as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel |
| Walter Gotell He was 38, 73 years old when he died | as German soldier (uncredited) |
| Arletty She was 64, 94 years old when she died | as Madame Barrault |
| Fabian He was 20, now 82 years old | as U.S. Army Ranger |
| Rod Steiger He was 37, 77 years old when he died | as Destroyer Commander |
| Red Buttons He was 43, 87 years old when he died | as Pvt. John Steele |
| Kenneth More He was 48, 67 years old when he died | as Capt. Colin Maud |
| Eddie Albert He was 56, 99 years old when he died | as Col. Thompson |
| Madeleine Renaud She was 62, 94 years old when she died | as Mother Superior |
| Dietmar Schönherr He was 36, 88 years old when he died | as Luftwaffe major |
| Robert Mitchum He was 45, 79 years old when he died | as Brig. Gen. Norman Cota |
| George Segal He was 28, now 90 years old | as U.S. Army Ranger |
| Wolfgang Preiss He was 52, 92 years old when he died | as Maj. Gen. Max Pemsel |
| John Gregson He was 43, 55 years old when he died | as British Padre |
| Bernard Fresson He was 31, 71 years old when he died | as French Commando (uncredited) |
| Wolfgang Lukschy He was 56, 77 years old when he died | as Col. Gen. Alfred Jodl (uncredited) |
| Peter van Eyck He was 49, 55 years old when he died | as Lt. Col. Ocker (as Peter Van Eyck) |
| Bernard Fox He was 35, 89 years old when he died | as Pvt. Hutchinson (uncredited) |
| Bourvil He was 45, 53 years old when he died | as Le maire de Colleville |
| Richard Todd He was 43, 90 years old when he died | as Maj. John Howard |
| Robert Freitag He was 46, 94 years old when he died | as Meyer's Aide (uncredited) |
| Leo Genn He was 57, 72 years old when he died | as Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr. |
| Fred Dur | as U.S. Army Ranger major |
| Richard Münch He was 46, 71 years old when he died | as Gen. Erich Marcks |
| Peter Lawford He was 39, 61 years old when he died | as Lord Lovat |
| Ray Danton He was 31, 60 years old when he died | as Capt. Frank |
| Armin Dahlen He was 42, now 104 years old | as Blumentritt's Adjutant (uncredited) |
| Robert Wagner He was 32, now 94 years old | as U.S. Army Ranger |
| Ernst Schröder He was 120, 60 years old when he died | as Gen. Hans von Salmuth (uncredited) |
| Ruth Hausmeister She was 50, 99 years old when she died | as Frau Maria Rommel (uncredited) |
| Sal Mineo He was 23, 37 years old when he died | as Pvt. Martini |
| Richard Dawson He was 29, 79 years old when he died | as British Soldier (uncredited) |
| Vicco von Bülow He was 38, 87 years old when he died | as Pemsel's adjutant (uncredited) |
| Clément Harari He was 43, 89 years old when he died | |
| Donald Houston He was 38, 67 years old when he died | as RAF Pilot |
| Karl John He was 57, 72 years old when he died | as Gen. Wolfgang Hager |
| Pauline Carton She was 78, 89 years old when she died | as Maid |
| Richard Beymer He was 24, now 86 years old | as Pvt. Dutch Schultz |
| Hans Christian Blech He was 47, 78 years old when he died | as Maj. Werner Pluskat |
| Hans Söhnker He was 58, 77 years old when he died | as Deutscher Offizier (uncredited) |
| Lutz Gabor He was 34, now 96 years old | as Bit Part (uncredited) |
| Arnold Gelderman He was 24, now 86 years old | as German Guard on Traintreck (uncredited) |
| Alexander Knox He was 55, 88 years old when he died | as Maj. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith |
| Henry Grace He was 55, 76 years old when he died | as Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower (uncredited) |
| Jean-Louis Barrault He was 52, 83 years old when he died | as Father Louis Roulland |
The Longest Day Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Elmo Williams as Associate Producer. He was 49 (now 110) years old | Production |
| Maurice Jarre as Original Music Composer. He was 38 (84) years old when He died | Sound |
| Samuel E. Beetley as Editor. He was 48 (74) years old when He died | Editing |
| Maude Spector as Casting. She was 46 (79) years old when She died | Production |
| Léon Barsacq as Art Direction. He was 55 (63) years old when He died | Art |
| Ted Haworth as Art Direction. He was 45 (75) years old when He died | Art |
| Walter Wottitz as Director of Photography. He was 50 (74) years old when He died | Camera |
| Jean Bourgoin as Director of Photography. He was 49 (78) years old when He died | Camera |
| Vincent Korda as Art Direction. He was 65 (81) years old when He died | Art |
| Cornelius Ryan as Screenplay. He was 42 (54) years old when He died | Writing |
| Cornelius Ryan as Novel. He was 42 (54) years old when He died | Writing |
| Andrew Marton as Director. He was 58 (87) years old when He died | Directing |
| Bernhard Wicki as Director. He was 42 (80) years old when He died | Directing |
The Longest Day (61 years)
This is the day that changed the world... when history held its breath.
- Release day: Tuesday, September 25, 1962
- Runtime: 178 minutes
- Budget: 10000000.00
- Revenue: 50100000.00
