The Longest Day
Posted On: February 27, 2010
The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.
- Director: Ken Annakin
- Genre:Action / Drama / History / War
- Runtime:178 minutes
Cast
Eddie Albert : Col. Thompson
Paul Anka : U.S. Army Ranger
Arletty : Madame Barrault
Jean-Louis Barrault: Father Louis Roulland
Richard Beymer : Schultz
England in June 1944. Unseasonal storms. Allied troops are massed ready for the invasion of France, some already on the boats. The Normandy beaches will be their destination while paratroopers are dropped inland to take key towns and bridges. On the other side of the Channel the Germans still expect the invasion at Calais, and anyway the weather makes them think nothing is likely to be imminent. Eisenhower decides to go. Hitler sleeps on. Read more
