About this release
Il 6 giugno 1944 fu il D-Day, il giorno dello sbarco anglo-americano in Normandia che colse di sorpresa l'agguerrita Wehrmacht della Germania nazista. Varie fasi dell'impresa: l'occupazione di Saint-Mére Englise e l'avanzata sulla spiaggia. Il film ha avuto vari seguiti e rifacimenti.
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Disc 1
DVD
The Longest Day (1962)
178 min
WarActionDrama
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
Director
Ken Annakin
Bernhard Wicki
Andrew Marton
Writer
Cornelius Ryan
David Pursall
Romain Gary
James Jones
Jack Seddon
Cast
John Wayneas Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
Robert Mitchumas Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
Henry Fondaas Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Richard Burtonas Flight Officer David Campbell
Sean Conneryas Pvt. Flanagan
Leslie Phillipsas RAF Officer Mac
Robert Ryanas Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Paul Ankaas U.S. Army Ranger
Wolfgang Büttneras Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel
Mel Ferreras Maj. Gen. Robert Haines
Cinematographer
Jean Bourgoin
Walter Wottitz
Composer
Maurice Jarre
Editor
Samuel E. Beetley
Producer
Darryl F. Zanuck
Release Details
- Packaging
- Keep Case
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Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- August 10, 2026