Longest Day

UPC: 086162126123

Studio: 20th Century Fox

Summary: 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. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Category: War

Awards: Best Director – Directors Guild of America Best Director – Directors Guild of America Best Director – Directors Guild of America Best Picture - Drama – null Best Cinematography - Black and White – null Best Cinematography - Black and White – null Best Cinematography - Black and White – null Best Cinematography - Black and White – null Best Black and White Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Black and White Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Black and White Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Black and White Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Black and White Cinematography – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Black and White Cinematography – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Special Effects – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Special Effects – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – National Board of Review Best Director – Directors Guild of America Best Cinematography - Black and White – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Cinematography - Black and White – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Cinematography - Black and White – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Cinematography - Black and White – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Picture - Drama – Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Longest Day

Format: DVD

Release Date: 11/07/2000

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Cinemascope

Runtime: 178 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French

Subtitles: English,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 --
0. Scene Selection
1. Occupied France (Main Title). [6:02]
2. The Germans Brace for Invasion. [1:25]
3. The Allies Prepare to Invade. [2:24]
4. The Invasion Begins. [4:17]
5. Fighting Behind the Lines. [7:42]
6. Allied Armada Reaches Normandy. [6:44]
7. Allied Forces Storm the Beaches. [6:39]
8. Assault on Pointe du Hoc. [7:39]
9. The Turning Point. [2:19]
10. Getting Off Utah Beach. [4:27]
11. The Longest Day Finally Ends. [1:28]
12. End Titles. [5:07]

Cast and Crew: Michael Beint  Actor 
Howard Marion-Crawford  Actor 
Harry Fowler  Actor 
Simon Lack  Actor 
Michael Medwin  Actor 
Til Kiwe  Actor 
Daniel Gélin  Actor 
Michael Hinz  Actor 
Fernand Ledoux  Actor 
Leslie Phillips  Actor 
Norman Rossington  Actor 
Alice Tissot  Actor 
Wolfgang Buttner  Actor 
Vicco Von Buelow  Actor 
Lyndon Brook  Actor 
Harold Goodwin  Actor 
Wolfgang Lukschy  Actor 
Maurice Poli  Actor 
Dietmar Schoenherr  Actor 
Françoise Rosay  Actor 
Robert Freitag  Actor 
Patrick Barr  Actor 
Neil McCallum  Actor 
George Segal  Actor 
Richard Wattis  Actor 
Fred Durr  Actor 
Donald Houston  Actor 
Christopher Lee  Actor 
Sian Phillips  Actor 
Trevor Reid  Actor 
Bryan Coleman  Actor 
Frank Finlay  Actor 
Karl John  Actor 
Wolfgang Preiss  Actor 
Ernst Schroeder  Actor 
Heinz Spitzner  Actor 
Pauline Carton  Actor 
Steve Forrest  Actor 
Ruth Hausmeister  Actor 
Bill Nagy  Actor 
Richard Beymer  Actor 
Eugene Deckers  Actor 
Gert Fröbe  Actor 
Peter Helm  Actor 
Rainer Penkert  Actor 
John Robinson  Actor 
Allen Swift  Actor 
Ken Annakin  Director 
Romain Gary  Screenwriter 
Maurice Jarre  Composer (Music Score) 
Andrew Marton  Director 
David Pursall  Screenwriter 
Jack Seddon  Screenwriter 
Bernhard Wicki  Director 
Darryl F. Zanuck  Producer 
James Jones  Screenwriter 
Cornelius Ryan  Screenwriter 
John Wayne  Actor 
Robert Mitchum  Actor 
Henry Fonda  Actor 
Robert Ryan  Actor 
Rod Steiger  Actor 
Richard Todd  Actor 
Richard Burton  Actor 
Robert Wagner  Actor 
Mel Ferrer  Actor 
Jeffrey Hunter  Actor 
Paul Anka  Actor 
Sal Mineo  Actor 
Roddy McDowall  Actor 
Stuart Whitman  Actor 
Eddie Albert  Actor 
Edmond O'Brien  Actor 
Fabian  Actor 
Red Buttons  Actor 
Tom Tryon  Actor 
Alexander Knox  Actor 
Tommy Sands  Actor 
Ray Danton  Actor 
Henry W. Grace  Actor 
Mark Damon  Actor 
Dewey Martin  Actor 
John Crawford  Actor 
Ron Randell  Actor 
Nick Stuart  Actor 
John Meillon  Actor 
Kenneth More  Actor 
Peter Lawford  Actor 
Leo Genn  Actor 
John Gregson  Actor 
Sean Connery  Actor 
Jack Hedley  Actor 
Irina Demick  Actor 
Bourvil  Actor 
Jean-Louis Barrault  Actor 
Christian Marquand  Actor 
Arletty  Actor 
Madeleine Renaud  Actor 
Georges Riviere  Actor 
Jean Servais  Actor 
Georges Wilson  Actor 
Curd Jürgens  Actor 
Werner Hinz  Actor 
Paul Hartmann  Actor 
Hans-Christian Blech  Actor 
Peter Van Eyck  Actor 
Heinz Reincke  Actor 
Richard Münch  Actor 
Kurt Meisel  Actor 

Country: USA