The Longest Day
Directors
Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Gerd Oswald
Actors
- John Wayne
- Robert Ryan
- Richard Burton
Credits: 3
Summary
The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.
More about this movie
In 1944, the U.S. Army and Allied forces plan a huge invasion landing in Normandy, France. Despite bad weather, General Dwight D. Eisenhower gives the okay and the Allies land at Normandy. General Norma Cota travels with his men onto Omaha Beach. With much effort, and lost life, they get off the beach, traveling deep into French territory. The German military, due to arrogance, ignorance and a sleeping Adolf Hitler, delay their response to the Allied landing, with crippling results.