The Longest Day

"THE INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIMED HIT JUST AS IT WAS SHOWN IN THE MAJOR CAPITALS OF THE WORLD!"

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Ratings & Reviews

7.7/10

61,129 votes

83/100

Fresh

75/100

Metascore

7.6/10

1,003 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 2 wins•📋 3 nominations

Won

Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Best Special Effects

Nominated

Best Art Direction, Black and White

Best Picture

Best Film Editing

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Other Awards

🏆 3 wins

Won

Silver nugget for the best foreign film

National Board of Review for Best Film

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$10.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$50.1M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$40.1M

ROI: +401%

Budget Recovery501% of budget

$0|Budget: $10.0M|Revenue: $50.1M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

46.2K

Daily Avg

769

7-Day Trend

-3%

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Based On

The Longest Day

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Ecquevilly

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Story Setting

Set In

Paris

Time Period

1944

Themes & Subjects

#operationoverlord#worldwarii

Characters

airman

John Steele

John Howard

Bernard Montgomery

Guy de Montlaur

Philippe Kieffer

Alan Goodrich Kirk

Josef Priller

Gerd von Rundstedt

Omar Bradley

Lucia Maria Rommel

Benjamin H. Vandervoort

Walter Bedell Smith

Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder

Simon Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat

Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

James M. Gavin

James Stagg

Louise Boitard

Raymond O. Barton

Trafford Leigh-Mallory

Erich Marcks

George Creasy

Colin Maud

Bertram Home Ramsay

Bill Millin

Max-Josef Pemsel

Norman Cota

Eugene Mead Caffey

Werner Pluskat

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Walter WottitzJean Bourgoin

Film Editing

Samuel E. Beetley

Music / Score

Maurice Jarre

Production Design

Ted Haworth

Production Companies

20th Century Studios

Distributors

20th Century StudiosNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

black-and-white

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Longest Day

Available in 55 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG	—	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomPG	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
Australia	—	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG

United KingdomPG

Germany12

France12

Belgium16

BrazilL

Denmark15

Netherlands12

+1 more countries

Production

Directors

Ken Annakin, Bernhard Wicki, Andrew Marton

Writers

Cornelius Ryan, Cornelius Ryan, David Pursall, Jack Seddon, Erich Maria Remarque

Production Companies

Darryl F. Zanuck Productions20th Century Fox

Cast

John Wayne

Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort

Robert Mitchum

Brig. Gen. Norman Cota

Henry Fonda

Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

Richard Burton

Flying Officer David Campbell

Sean Connery

Pvt. Flanagan

Leslie Phillips

RAF Officer Mac

Robert Ryan

Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin

Paul Anka

U.S. Army Ranger

Wolfgang Büttner

Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel

Mel Ferrer

Maj. Gen. Robert Haines

Ray Danton

Capt. Frank

Peter Lawford

Lord Lovat

Tags & Keywords

steel helmetresistancealliesworld war iinormandy, francebased on true storyd-dayhistorical fictionblack and whitesoldierdramaticcommanding

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