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Action, Drama, History, War

USA / English

John Wayne	Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
Henry Fonda	Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Robert Mitchum	Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
Rod Steiger	Destroyer commander
Peter Lawford	Lord Lovat
Robert Ryan	Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Eddie Albert	Col. Thompson
Paul Anka	U.S. Army Ranger
Arletty	Madame Barrault
Jean-Louis Barrault	Father Louis Roulland
Richard Beymer	Schultz
Hans Christian Blech	Maj. Werner Pluskat
Bourvil	Mayor of Colleville
Richard Burton	Flight Officer David Campbell
Wolfgang Büttner	Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel
Red Buttons	Pvt. John Steele

Director	Ken Annakin; Andrew Marton; Bernhard Wicki
Producer	Elmo Williams; Darryl F. Zanuck
Writer	Romain Gary; James Jones; Cornelius Ryan

On June 6, 1944, the Allied Invasion of France marked the end of Nazi domination over Europe. The attack involved 3,000,000 men 11,000 planes and 4,000 ships, comprising the largest armada the world has ever seen.

Edition Details
Barcode	024543029977
Region	Any Region
Release Date	06-Nov-01
Screen Ratio	Widescreen 2.35:1 B&W
Subtitles	None
Audio Tracks	Dolby AC3 Stereo
Layers	Single Side, Single Layer
Nr of Disks/Tapes	1

Personal Details
Links	IMDB DVD Empire

"A Solid And Stunning War Epic." -Variety Presented in its original black & white version, The Longest Day is a vivid, hour-by-hour re-creation of this historic event. Featuring a stellar international cast, and told from the perspectives of both sides, it is a fascinating look at the massive preparations, mistakes and random events that determined the outcome of one of the biggest battles in history. Winner of two Oscars, The Longest Day ranks as one of Hollywood's truly great war films.