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"
Genre: Drama, History, War
Starring: John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, Richard Burton, Curd Jürgens
Directed & Produced by: Elmo Williams, Maurice Jarre, Jacques Maumont, Darryl F. Zanuck, Bernhard Wicki
Release date: 9/25/1962
Running time: 178 minutes
IMDb Rating: 7.6/10 by 508 users