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The Longest Day is a 1962 epic war film based on 's 1959 book (1959) about the landings at Normandy on June 6, 1944, during World War II. The film was produced by, who paid author Ryan $175,000 for the film rights. The screenplay was by Ryan, with additional material written by,, David Pursall, and Jack Seddon. It was directed by (British and French exteriors), (American exteriors), and (German scenes).

The Longest Day was made in black and white and features a large ensemble cast including,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,. Many of these actors played roles that were essentially cameo appearances. In addition, several cast members had seen action as servicemen during the war, including Fonda, Genn, More, Steiger, and Todd; Todd was among the first British officers to land in Normandy in, and he participated in the assault on. The film employed several Axis and Allied military consultants who had been actual participants on D-Day, and many had their roles re-enacted in the film. These included (a former German general), (an American general), (Deputy Chief of Staff at ), (who led the airborne assault on the ), (who commanded the 1st Special Service Brigade), (who led his men in the assault on ), (who commanded the in the invasion), (a German general), (the major who was the first German officer to see the invasion fleet), (the hot-headed pilot), and Lucie Rommel (widow of Field Marshal ). The film won two Academy Awards and was nominated for three others.

A colorized version of this film was released on VHS in 1994, the 50th anniversary of the invasion. In The Longest Day • actively sought the role of Lt. Col., but the last-minute decision of to take the role prevented Heston's participation. At 55, Wayne was 28 years older than Vandervoort at the time of action (and 10 years older in real life). All the other major actors accepted $25,000 as payment, but Wayne insisted on $250,000 to punish Zanuck for referring to him as 'poor John Wayne' regarding Wayne's problems with his lavish film. • Zanuck hired more than 2,000 serving soldiers for the film as extras.

Kaffeekanne's () name is German for 'coffee pot', which he always carries. • was the piper who accompanied to Normandy with his bagpipes, and it is a common misconception that he played himself in the film. He was actually portrayed by Pipe Major Leslie de Laspee, the official piper to the in 1961. • In, from the (played by ) has been memorialized by the local population with a dummy hanging from a parachute from the church tower on which he accidentally landed.

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• played Maj., leader of the British airborne assault on the, and Todd himself took part in the real bridge assault on D-Day. He was offered the chance to play himself but took the part of Maj.