John Wayne
Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
Search results
Cast
- Robert MitchumBrig. Gen. Norman Cota
- Paul AnkaU.S. Army Ranger
- Henry FondaBrig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
- ArlettyMadame Barrault
- Jean-Louis BarraultFather Louis Roulland
- Rod SteigerDestroyer Commander
- Robert RyanBrig. Gen. James M. Gavin
- Peter LawfordLord Lovat
- Hans Christian BlechMaj. Werner Pluskat
Richard BurtonFlying Officer David Campbell- BourvilMayor of Colleville
The Longest Day (1962) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Casting. John Wayne in The Longest Day. Jack Lord was originally cast in a starring role in the film when Levy was producing it. [ 14] Charlton Heston actively sought the role of Lt. Col. Benjamin H. Vandervoort, but the last-minute decision of John Wayne to take the role prevented Heston's participation.
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 ...
The Longest Day: Directed by Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Gerd Oswald, Bernhard Wicki, Darryl F. Zanuck. With Eddie Albert, Paul Anka, Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault. The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.
- (60K)
- Action, Drama, History
- Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Gerd Oswald
- 1962-10-04
One of the most notable war films ever made, recounting the Normandy invasion with an international cast. Based on Cornelius Ryan's bestseller.
- Andrew Marton
Meet the talented cast and crew behind 'The Longest Day' on Moviefone. Explore detailed bios, filmographies, and the creative team's insights.
People also ask
Is 'the longest day' a good movie?
When did 'the longest day' come out?
Is the longest day based on a true story?
Did Raoul Lévy film 'The Longest Day'?
Airborne glider infantry are landed near the key site of the Orne River Bridge. Then, at dawn, the full Allied might is unleashed as 150,000 troops, backed up by 5,000 transport and fighter vessels, storm the three major Normandy beachheads of Juno, Omaha, and Utah.
