The Longest Day

Released Year: 1962

Certificate: G

Runtime: 178 minutes

Genre: Action, Drama, History

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 75

Director: Ken Annakin

Stars: Andrew Marton, Gerd Oswald, Bernhard Wicki, Darryl F. Zanuck

No of Votes: 52141

Gross: 39100000

Overview: The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.

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