The Longest Day

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The Longest Day (Sep-1962)

Directors: Ken Annakin; Andrew Marton; Bernhard Wicki

Writer: Cornelius Ryan

Based on a book: The Longest Day by Cornelius Ryan

Musical Score Composed and Conducted by: Maurice Jarre

Producer: Darryl F. Zanuck

Keywords: Action/Adventure, Drama, WWII, D-Day

Epic story of D-Day, told from both Allied and German perspectives. Title is taking from Rommel's comment, "The first 24 hours of the invasion will be decisive... For the Allies as well as the Germans, it will be the longest day." Among the most ambitious war films ever produced, the filming took two years and a budget of $10M. Won Oscars for Best Cinematography and Best Special Effects; received three additional nominations including Best Picture. Watch in widescreen only.

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Fabian Singer 6-Feb-1943 50s teen idol, Turn Me Loose

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CAST

Eddie Albert ... Col. Thompson
Paul Anka ... U.S. Ranger
Arletty ... Mme. Barrault
Jean-Louis Barrault ... Fr. Roulland
Richard Beymer ... Pvt. Schultz
Hans Christian Blech ... Maj. Werner Pluskat
Bourvil ... Mayor of Colleville
Richard Burton ... RAF Pilot
Wolfgang Büttner ... Maj. Gen. Hans Speidel
Red Buttons ... Pvt. John Steele
Pauline Carton ... Maid
Sean Connery ... Pvt. Flanagan
Ray Danton ... Capt. Frank
Irina Demich ... Janine Boitard
Fred Dur ... U.S. Ranger
Fabian ... U.S. Ranger
Mel Ferrer ... Maj. Gen. Robert Haines
Henry Fonda ... Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt
Steve Forrest ... Capt. Harding
Gert Fröbe ... Sgt. Kaffeklatsch
Leo Genn ... Brig. Gen. Parker
John Gregson ... British Padre
Paul Hartmann ... Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt
Peter Helm ... G.I.
Werner Hinz ... Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
Donald Houston ... RAF Pilot
Jeffrey Hunter ... Sgt. Fuller
Karl John ... Gen. Wolfgang Hager
Curd Jürgens ... Maj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt
Alexander Knox ... Maj. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith
Peter Lawford ... Lord Lovat
Fernand Ledoux ... Louis
Christian Marquand ... Cmdr. Philippe Kieffer
Dewey Martin ... Pvt. Wilder
Roddy McDowall ... Pvt. Morris
Michael Medwin ... Pvt. Watney
Sal Mineo ... Pvt. Martini
Robert Mitchum ... Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
Kenneth More ... Capt. Colin Maud
Richard Münch ... Gen. Erich Marcks
Edmond O'Brien ... Gen. Raymond Barton
Leslie Phillips ... RAF Officer
Wolfgang Preiss ... Maj. Gen. Max Pemsel
Ron Randell ... Joe Williams
Madeleine Renaud ... Mother Superior
Georges Riviere ... Sgt. Guy de Montlaur
Norman Rossington ... Pvt. Clough
Robert Ryan ... Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Tommy Sands ... U.S. Ranger
George Segal ... U.S. Ranger
Jean Servais ... Rear Adm. Janjard
Rod Steiger ... Destroyer Commander
Richard Todd ... Maj. John Howard
Tom Tryon ... Lt. Wilson
Peter van Eyck ... Lt. Col. Ocker
Robert Wagner ... U.S. Ranger
Richard Wattis ... British Paratrooper
Stuart Whitman ... Lt. Sheen
Georges Wilson ... Alexandre Renaud
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John Wayne ... Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort

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