The Longest Day
1962
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"
Director:
Gerd Oswald, Darryl F. Zanuck
Writers:
Cornelius Ryan, Romain Gary, James Jones
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. 8 wins & 6 nominations total
Production:
N/A
Country:
United States
