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The Longest Day

The Longest Day

War, Action, Drama

2h 58m

September 25, 1962 (62 years ago)

Overview

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"

ActorAge thenAge now
John Wayne

John Wayne

Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort

Birthday: May 26, 1907

55 June 11, 1979 (72)
Robert Mitchum

Robert Mitchum

Brig. Gen. Norman Cota

Birthday: August 6, 1917

45 July 1, 1997 (79)
Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

Birthday: May 16, 1905

57 August 12, 1982 (77)
Richard Burton

Richard Burton

Flying Officer David Campbell

Birthday: November 10, 1925

36 August 5, 1984 (58)
Sean Connery

Sean Connery

Pvt. Flanagan

Birthday: August 25, 1930

32 October 31, 2020 (90)
Leslie Phillips

Leslie Phillips

RAF Officer Mac

Birthday: April 20, 1924

38 November 7, 2022 (98)
Robert Ryan

Robert Ryan

Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin

Birthday: November 11, 1909

52 July 11, 1973 (63)
Paul Anka

Paul Anka

U.S. Army Ranger

Birthday: July 30, 1941

2184
Wolfgang Büttner

Wolfgang Büttner

Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel

Birthday: June 1, 1912

50 November 18, 1990 (78)
Mel Ferrer

Mel Ferrer

Maj. Gen. Robert Haines

Birthday: August 25, 1917

45 June 2, 2008 (90)