The Longest Day
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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.
- Director
- Ken Annakin
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Action
- Worldwide
- $50M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
38 billed performers
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Story overview
What It's About
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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"
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The record
Awards
5 wins · 5 nominations
Academy Awards
2 wins · 5 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
National Board of Review Award for Best Film
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review Award for Best Film
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Silver nugget for the best foreign film
1 win
- WinnerSilver nugget for the best foreign film
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Longest Day returned 5.0× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $10M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $50M
- Release date
- Sep 25, 1962
- Runtime
- 2h 58m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- German, English
- Country
- United States of America
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