---
title: 'The Longest Day (1962)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Bernhard Wicki'
released: '1962-09-25'
runtime_minutes: 180
certification: 'G'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'War'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-longest-day-1962'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056197/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Longest Day (1962)

1962 · G · 180 min · Drama, Action, War, History · United States


## Synopsis

The Longest Day is a 1962 American epic war film based on Cornelius Ryan's 1959 nonfiction book about the D-Day landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944. The film was produced by Darryl F. Zanuck for 20th Century-Fox and was directed by Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, and Bernhard Wicki. The screenplay was written by Ryan, with additional material written by Romain Gary, James Jones, David Pursall, and Jack Seddon.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Bernhard Wicki](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernhard-wicki), [Gerd Oswald](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerd-oswald), [Darryl F. Zanuck](https://cinepixo.com/people/darryl-f-zanuck), [Ken Annakin](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-annakin)
- **Producer:** [Darryl F. Zanuck](https://cinepixo.com/people/darryl-f-zanuck)
- **Screenplay:** [Romain Gary](https://cinepixo.com/people/romain-gary), [Noël Coward](https://cinepixo.com/people/noel-coward), [James Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-jones), [Cornelius Ryan](https://cinepixo.com/people/cornelius-ryan), [Jack Seddon](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-seddon), [David Pursall](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-pursall)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Maurice Jarre](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-jarre)

## Cast

- [Patrick Barr](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-barr) as James Stagg
- [Maurice Poli](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-poli) as Jean
- [Richard Burton](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-burton) as Flying Officer David Campbell
- [Arletty](https://cinepixo.com/people/arletty) as Madame Barrault
- [Leslie Phillips](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-phillips) as Flight Lt. Owens
- [Red Buttons](https://cinepixo.com/people/red-buttons) as John Steele
- [Frank Finlay](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-finlay) as Pte. Coke
- [William Shatner](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-shatner)
- [Gert Fröbe](https://cinepixo.com/people/gert-frobe) as Unteroffizier "Kaffeekanne"
- [Tony Mordente](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-mordente) as Specialist Wyman
- [Don Adams](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-adams) as LJG. Mackenzie
- [Hans Söhnker](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-sohnker) as Hauptmann Witt
- [Robert Mitchum](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-mitchum) as Norman Cota
- [Richard Münch](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-munch) as Erich Marcks
- [Madeleine Renaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/madeleine-renaud) as Justine

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-longest-day-1962
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