The Longest Day 62 years old

This is the day that changed the world... when history held its breath.

The Longest Day

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"

Credits

The Longest Day Cast

Name Character
Edmond O'Brien He was 47, 69 years old when he died as Gen. Raymond D. Barton
Sean Connery He was 32, now 94 years old as Pvt. Flanagan
Stuart Whitman He was 34, now 96 years old as Lt. Sheen
Mel Ferrer He was 45, 90 years old when he died as Maj. Gen. Robert Haines
Henry Fonda He was 57, 77 years old when he died as Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt jr.
Frank Finlay He was 36, 89 years old when he died as Pvt. Coke (uncredited)
Jean Servais He was 52, 65 years old when he died as RAdm. Janjard
Gert Fröbe He was 49, 75 years old when he died as Sgt. Kaffekanne
Til Kiwe He was 47, 80 years old when he died as Capt. Helmuth Lang
John Wayne He was 55, 72 years old when he died as Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
Heinz Reincke He was 37, 86 years old when he died as Col. Josef 'Pips' Priller
Curd Jürgens He was 46, 66 years old when he died as Maj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt
Mark Damon He was 29, now 91 years old as Pvt. Harris (uncredited)
Jeffrey Hunter He was 35, 42 years old when he died as Sgt. (later Lt.) John H. Fuller
Irina Demick She was 25, 67 years old when she died as Janine Boitard (as Irina Demich)
Christian Marquand He was 35, 73 years old when he died as Cmdr. Philippe Kieffer (commando leader)
Jack Hedley He was 31, now 94 years old as RAF Briefing Officer (uncredited)
Roddy McDowall He was 34, 70 years old when he died as Pvt. Morris
Wolfgang Büttner He was 50, 78 years old when he died as Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel
Richard Burton He was 36, 58 years old when he died as Flight Officer David Campbell
Robert Ryan He was 52, 63 years old when he died as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Leslie Phillips He was 38, now 100 years old as RAF Officer Mac
Tom Tryon He was 36, 65 years old when he died as Lt. Wilson
Steve Forrest He was 37, 87 years old when he died as Capt. Harding
Paul Hartmann He was 73, 88 years old when he died as Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt
Michael Hinz He was 22, 68 years old when he died as Manfred Rommel (uncredited)
Paul Anka He was 21, now 83 years old as U.S. Army Ranger
Werner Hinz He was 59, 82 years old when he died as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
Walter Gotell He was 38, 73 years old when he died as German soldier (uncredited)
Arletty She was 64, 94 years old when she died as Madame Barrault
Fabian He was 20, now 82 years old as U.S. Army Ranger
Rod Steiger He was 37, 77 years old when he died as Destroyer Commander
Red Buttons He was 43, 87 years old when he died as Pvt. John Steele
Kenneth More He was 48, 67 years old when he died as Capt. Colin Maud
Dietmar Schönherr He was 36, 88 years old when he died as Luftwaffe major
Eddie Albert He was 56, 99 years old when he died as Col. Thompson
Robert Mitchum He was 45, 79 years old when he died as Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
Madeleine Renaud She was 62, 94 years old when she died as Mother Superior
George Segal He was 28, now 90 years old as U.S. Army Ranger
Wolfgang Preiss He was 52, 92 years old when he died as Maj. Gen. Max Pemsel
John Gregson He was 43, 55 years old when he died as British Padre
Bernard Fresson He was 31, 71 years old when he died as French Commando (uncredited)
Peter van Eyck He was 49, 55 years old when he died as Lt. Col. Ocker (as Peter Van Eyck)
Wolfgang Lukschy He was 56, 77 years old when he died as Col. Gen. Alfred Jodl (uncredited)
Bernard Fox He was 35, 89 years old when he died as Pvt. Hutchinson (uncredited)
Bourvil He was 45, 53 years old when he died as Le maire de Colleville
Robert Freitag He was 46, 94 years old when he died as Meyer's Aide (uncredited)
Fred Dur as U.S. Army Ranger major
Leo Genn He was 57, 72 years old when he died as Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.
Richard Münch He was 46, 71 years old when he died as Gen. Erich Marcks
Richard Todd He was 43, 90 years old when he died as Maj. John Howard
Peter Lawford He was 39, 61 years old when he died as Lord Lovat
Armin Dahlen He was 42, now 105 years old as Blumentritt's Adjutant (uncredited)
Ray Danton He was 31, 60 years old when he died as Capt. Frank
Robert Wagner He was 32, now 94 years old as U.S. Army Ranger
Ernst Schröder He was 120, 60 years old when he died as Gen. Hans von Salmuth (uncredited)
Ruth Hausmeister She was 50, 99 years old when she died as Frau Maria Rommel (uncredited)
Sal Mineo He was 23, 37 years old when he died as Pvt. Martini
Richard Dawson He was 29, 79 years old when he died as British Soldier (uncredited)
Vicco von Bülow He was 38, 87 years old when he died as Pemsel's adjutant (uncredited)
Clément Harari He was 43, 89 years old when he died
Donald Houston He was 38, 67 years old when he died as RAF Pilot
Alexander Knox He was 55, 88 years old when he died as Maj. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith
Richard Beymer He was 24, now 86 years old as Pvt. Dutch Schultz
Pauline Carton She was 78, 89 years old when she died as Maid
Jean-Louis Barrault He was 52, 83 years old when he died as Father Louis Roulland
Lutz Gabor He was 34, now 97 years old as Bit Part (uncredited)
Karl John He was 57, 72 years old when he died as Gen. Wolfgang Hager
Hans Christian Blech He was 47, 78 years old when he died as Maj. Werner Pluskat
Hans Söhnker He was 58, 77 years old when he died as Deutscher Offizier (uncredited)
Arnold Gelderman He was 24, now 86 years old as German Guard on Traintreck (uncredited)
Henry Grace He was 55, 76 years old when he died as Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower (uncredited)

The Longest Day Crew

Name Department
Elmo Williams as Associate Producer. He was 49 (now 111) years old Production
Maurice Jarre as Original Music Composer. He was 38 (84) years old when He died Sound
Samuel E. Beetley as Editor. He was 48 (74) years old when He died Editing
Maude Spector as Casting. She was 46 (79) years old when She died Production
Léon Barsacq as Art Direction. He was 55 (63) years old when He died Art
Ted Haworth as Art Direction. He was 45 (75) years old when He died Art
Walter Wottitz as Director of Photography. He was 50 (74) years old when He died Camera
Jean Bourgoin as Director of Photography. He was 49 (78) years old when He died Camera
Vincent Korda as Art Direction. He was 65 (81) years old when He died Art
Cornelius Ryan as Screenplay. He was 42 (54) years old when He died Writing
Cornelius Ryan as Novel. He was 42 (54) years old when He died Writing
Andrew Marton as Director. He was 58 (87) years old when He died Directing
Bernhard Wicki as Director. He was 42 (80) years old when He died Directing
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The Longest Day (62 years)

This is the day that changed the world... when history held its breath.

  • Release day: Tuesday, September 25, 1962
  • Runtime: 178 minutes
  • Budget: 10000000.00
  • Revenue: 50100000.00