The Longest Day

John Wayne Director: Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Bernhard Wicki Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Bernhard Wicki,

Overview

The Longest Day is a mammoth, all-star re-creation of the D-Day invasion, personally orchestrated by Darryl F. Zanuck. Whenever possible, the original locations were utilized, and an all-star international cast impersonates the people involved, from high-ranking officials to ordinary GIs. Each actor speaks in his or her native language with subtitles translating for the benefit of the audience (alternate "takes" were made of each scene with the foreign actors speaking English, but these were seen only during the first network telecast of the film in 1972). The stars are listed alphabetically, with the exception of John Wayne, who as Lt. Colonel Vandervoort gets separate billing. Others in the huge cast include Eddie Albert, Jean-Louis Barrault, Richard Burton, Red Buttons, Sean Connery, Henry Fonda, Gert Frobe, Curt Jurgens, Peter Lawford, Robert Mitchum, Kenneth More, Edmond O'Brien, Robert Ryan, Jean Servais, Rod Steiger and Robert Wagner. Paul Anka, who wrote the film's title song, shows up as an Army private. Scenes include the Allies parachuting into Ste. Mere Englise, where the paratroopers were mowed down by German bullets; a real-life sequence wherein the German and Allied troops unwittingly march side by side in the dark of night; and a spectacular three-minute overhead shot of the troops fighting and dying in the streets of Quistreham. The last major black-and-white road-show attraction, The Longest Day made millions, enough to recoup some of the cost of 20th Century Fox's concurrently produced Cleopatra.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/05/2015
UPC:	0024543957676
Original Release:	1962
Rating:	G
Source:	20Th Century Fox
Region Code:	A1
Time:	2:58:00
Sales rank:	4,126

Special Features

cc Blu-ray Historical commentary with Mary Corey Film commentary with Ken Annakin DVD Audio Commentary by Historian Mary Corey Audio Commentary with Director Ken Annakin DVD Longest Day: A Salute to Courage featurette Hollywood backstories: The Longest Day D-Day Revisited documentary Richard Zanuck on The Longest Day featurette Still gallery Original theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

John Wayne	Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
Robert Mitchum	Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
Henry Fonda	Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt
Robert Ryan	Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Rod Steiger	Destroyer Commander
Richard Todd	Maj. John Howard
Richard Burton	Downed R.A.F. Pilot
Robert Wagner	U.S. Ranger
Mel Ferrer	Maj. Gen. Robert Haines
Jeffrey Hunter	Sgt. Fuller
Paul Anka	U.S. Ranger
Sal Mineo	Pvt. Martini
Roddy McDowall	Private Morris
Stuart Whitman	Lieutenant Sheen
Eddie Albert	Col. Tom Newton
Edmond O'Brien	Gen. Raymond O. Barton
Fabian	U.S. Ranger
Red Buttons	Pvt. John Steele
Tom Tryon	Lieutenant Wilson
Alexander Knox	Maj. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith
Tommy Sands	U.S. Ranger
Ray Danton	Capt. Frank
Henry W. Grace	Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mark Damon	Pvt. Harris
Dewey Martin	Private Wilder
John Crawford	Col. Coffey
Ron Randell	Joe Williams
Nick Stuart	Lieutenant General Omar Bradley
John Meillon	Rear Adm. Alan G. Kirk
Kenneth More	Capt. Colin Maud
Peter Lawford	Lord Lovat
Leo Genn	Gen. Parker
John Gregson	Padre
Sean Connery	Pvt. Flanagan
Jack Hedley	Briefing Man
Irina Demick	Janine Boitard
Bourvil	Mayor of Colleville
Jean-Louis Barrault	Father Roulland
Christian Marquand	Comdr. Philippe Kieffer
Arletty	Mme. Barrault
Madeleine Renaud	Mother Superior
Georges Riviere	Sgt. Montlaur
Jean Servais	Adm. Jaujard
Georges Wilson	Alexandre Renaud
Curd Jurgens	Maj. Gen. Blumentlitt
Werner Hinz	Marshal Erwin Rommel
Paul Hartmann	Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt
Hans-Christian Blech	Maj. Pluskat
Peter Van Eyck	Lieutenant Colonel Ocker
Heinz Reincke	Col. Josef "Pips" Priller
Richard Münch	Col. Marx
Kurt Meisel	Capt. Ernst During
Eugene Deckers	Nazi Soldier
Bryan Coleman	Ronald Callen
Christopher Lee	Actor
Françoise Rosay	Actor
Fred Durr	Major of the Rangers
Richard Beymer	Pvt. Dutch Schultz
Steve Forrest	Capt. Harding
Gert Fröbe	Sgt. Karreklatsch
Michael Medwin	Pvt. Watney
Norman Rossington	Pvt. Clough
Sian Phillips	Wren
Peter Helm	Young GI
Donald Houston	R.A.F. Pilot
Wolfgang Preiss	Maj. Gen. Max Pemsel
Ernst Schroeder	Hans von Salmuth
Wolfgang Buttner	Major General Doctor Hans Speidel
Pauline Carton	Maid
Karl John	Luftwaffe general
Fernand Ledoux	Louis
Leslie Phillips	RAF Officer
George Segal	First commando up cliff
Richard Wattis	British soldier
John Robinson	Adm. Sir Bertram Ramsay
Patrick Barr	Group Capt. Stagg
Frank Finlay	Pvt. Coke
Lyndon Brook	Lt. Walsh
Trevor Reid	Gen. Bernard Law Montgomery
Simon Lack	Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory
Howard Marion-Crawford	Doctor
Wolfgang Lukschy	Gen. Alfred Jodl
Til Kiwe	Capt. Hellmuth Lang
Ruth Hausmeister	Frau Rommel
Michael Hinz	Manfred Rommel
Dietmar Schoenherr	Luftwaffe major
Rainer Penkert	Lt. Fritz Theen
Maurice Poli	Jean
Alice Tissot	Housekeeper
Bill Nagy	Major in Ste. Mère-Eglise (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin	British Soldier (uncredited)
Michael Beint	Actor
Harry Fowler	British Paratrooper (uncredited)
Neil McCallum	Canadian Doctor (uncredited)
Robert Freitag	Meyer's Aide
Heinz Spitzner	Lt. Col. Helmuth Meyer
Allen Swift	Voice of Dwight D. Eisenhower
Vicco Von Buelow	German officer (uncredited)
Daniel Gélin	Actor

Technical Credits

Romain Gary

James Jones

David Pursall

Cornelius Ryan

Jack Seddon

Ken Annakin	Director
Andrew Marton	Director
Bernhard Wicki	Director
Paul Anka	Songwriter
Léon Barsacq	Art Director
Karl Baumgertner	Special Effects
Gabriel Bechir	Set Decoration/Design
Samuel E. Beetley	Editor
Jean Bourgoin	Cinematographer
Jean DeBretagne	Special Effects
Romain Gary	Screenwriter
Edward S. Haworth	Production Designer
Maurice Jarre	Score Composer
James Jones	Screenwriter
Vincent Korda	Art Director
Pierre Levent	Cinematographer
Augie Lohman	Special Effects
Robert MacDonald	Special Effects
Jacques Maumont	Sound/Sound Designer
Mitch Miller	Musical Direction/Supervision
Henri Persin	Cinematographer
David Pursall	Screenwriter
Cornelius Ryan	Screenwriter
Jack Seddon	Screenwriter
Henri Sokal	Asst. Director
Guy Tabary	Cinematographer
Alex C. Weldon	Special Effects
Elmo Williams	Associate Producer
Walter Wottitz	Cinematographer
Darryl F. Zanuck	Producer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- The Longest Day
1. In The Fifth Year [6:02]
2. Poems Of Love And Deception [2:18]
3. It's On! [1:32]
4. It's All A Gamble [5:16]
5. Where Johnny Lies [1:31]
6. Why You Have The Job [4:29]
7. Key To The Invasion [2:45]
8. War Games And A Birthday Party [:51]
9. I Don't Like It! [2:25]
10. Meet Rupert And Cricket [3:17]
11. John's Long Mustache [2:18]
12. The Eve Of The Day [4:32]
13. The Orne River Bridge [3:19]
14. Perfect Conditions [4:33]
15. Just Enough Diversion [4:27]
16. Derailing The Germans [:21]
17. Guests From The Sky [7:49]
18. Sainte-Mere-Eglise [2:05]
19. Lost In A War [1:24]
20. What We Expected, What We've Earned [5:53]
21. What The Sea Will Bring [:47]
22. A Two-Plane Counter Attack [3:20]
23. Omaha Beach [5:09]
24. Utah Beach [1:16]
25. The Buddy System [6:38]
26. Pipes And Kilts [:41]
27. The French Have Arrived! [7:19]
28. Looking For Reinforcements [1:31]
29. Mrs. Rommel's Birthday [7:15]
30. The One We Want [:49]
31. The Führer Is Furious! [4:57]
32. Held And Relieved [1:10]
33. North By East! [1:50]
34. Ouistreham [4:23]
35. Two Kinds Of People [2:55]
36. News From The Front [1:06]
37. Hard Losses [1:49]
38. Removing The Middleman [2:05]
39. The Dead, The Crippled, The Lost [1:16]
40. The End Of The Longest Day [1:46]

Menu

Disc #1 -- The Longest Day
   Play
   Language Selection
      Language and Audio
         Language
            English 4.0 Surround
            English Dolby Surround
            French Mono
            Spanish Mono
         Audio
            English 4.0 Surround
            English Dolby Surround
            French Mono
            Spanish Mono
      Historical Commentary With Mary Corey
      Film Commentary By Ken Annakin
      Subtitles
         English
         Spanish
         Subtitles: None
   Scene Selection
   Special Features
      Historical Commentary With Mary Corey: On/Off
         Historical Commentary With Mary Corey: On
         Historical Commentary With Mary Corey: Off
      Film Commentary By Ken Annakin: On/Off
         Film Commentary By Ken Annakin: On
         Film Commentary By Ken Annakin: Off
Disc #2 -- The Longest Day: Bonus Features
   A Day To Remember
   The Longest Day: A Salute To Courage (2001)
   Backstory - The Longest Day (2000)
   D-Day Revisited (1968)
   Darryl F. Zanuck: A Dream Fulfilled
   Trailers
      Original Theatrical Trailer
      Patton Trailer
      Tora! Tora! Tora! Trailer
   Still Galleries
      Production
      Behind The Scenes
      Concept Art
      Marketing & Publicity