The Longest Day (1962)

USA, 180 min
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Basic facts

Original title The Longest Day
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • English
  • French
  • German
Swedish release 1962-10-12

Cast

John Wayne
Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Vandervoort vid 82:a flygburna divisionen

Robert Mitchum
Brigadier General Norman D. Cota vid 29:e infanteridivisionen

Henry Fonda
Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt, jr.

Robert Ryan
Brigadier General James M. Gavin

Rod Steiger
befälhavare på jagaren

Robert Wagner
sergeant vid commandotrupperna

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Titles

Original title
  • The Longest Day
Swedish release title
  • Den längsta dagen

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Advisor
Technical Advisor
Script Supervisor
Special Effects
Associate Producer
Casting
Unit Publicist
Camera Operator
Special Photographic Effects
Assistant Cameraman
Gaffer
Musical Arrangement
Singer
Assistant Production Designer
Set Decorator
Propman
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Hair Stylist
Wardrobe
Sound Editor
Re-recording Mixer
Storyboard
Other Crew

Cast

- Amerikaner:
John Wayne Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Vandervoort vid 82:a flygburna divisionen
Robert Mitchum Brigadier General Norman D. Cota vid 29:e infanteridivisionen
Henry Fonda Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt, jr.
Robert Ryan Brigadier General James M. Gavin
Rod Steiger befälhavare på jagaren
Robert Wagner sergeant vid commandotrupperna
Richard Beymer menig Dutch Schultz
Mel Ferrer Major General Robert Haines
Jeffrey Hunter Sergeant Fuller
Paul Anka commandosoldat
Sal Mineo menig Martini
Roddy McDowall menig Morris
Stuart Whitman Lieutenant Sheen
Eddie Albert Colonel Tom Newton
Edmond O'Brien General Raymond O. Barton
Steve Forrest Captain Harding
Fabian Forte (as Fabian) commandosoldat
Red Buttons menig John M. Steele
Tom Tryon Lieutenant Wilson
Alexander Knox Major General Walter Bedell Smith
Tommy Sands commandosoldat
Ray Danton Captain Frank
Henry Grace General Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mark Damon menig Harris
Dewey Martin Sergeant Wilder (Obs! Rollen bortklippt i den slutliga filmen)
John Crawford Colonel Eugene Caffey
Ron Randell William "Joe" Williams, korrespondent
Nicholas Stuart Lieutenant General Omar Nelson Bradley
Fred Dürr (as Fred Dur) major vid commandotrupperna
John Meillon Rear Admiral Alan G. Kirk
George Segal första commandosoldaten uppför branten
Gary Collins officer
Sergeant Charles Pace officer
Second U.S. Ranger Battalion commandotrupper
Third U.S. Marine Battalion stormtrupper
- Engelsmän:
Richard Burton RAF Flight Officer David Campbell
Kenneth More Captain Colin Maud
Peter Lawford Lord Lovat
Richard Todd Major John Howard
Leo Genn Brigadier-General Parker
John Gregson fältpräst
Sean Connery menig Flanagan
Jack Hedley underrättelseofficer
Donald Houston RAF-pilot
Michael Medwin menig Watney
Norman Rossington menig Clough
John Robinson Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsey
Patrick Barr Group Captain J.N. Stagg
Trevor Reid General Bernard Law Montgomery
Frank Finlay menig Coke
Lyndon Brook Lieutenant Walsh
Bryan Coleman Ronald Callan
Simon Lack Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory
Louis Mounier Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur William Teddar
Siân Phillips lotta
Howard Marion-Crawford läkare
Leslie Phillips RAF-officer
Richard Wattis engelsk soldat
Christopher Lee engelsk soldat
Bill Nagy engelsk soldat
Harold Goodwin engelsk infanterist
Michael Beint engelsk soldat
Harry Fowler engelsk soldat
Neil McCallum engelsk soldat
- Fransmän:
Irina Dermich Janine Boitard
Bourvil Collevilles borgmästare
Jean-Louis Barrault fader Roullandd
Christian Marquand kommendör Philippe Kieffer
Arletty Madame Barrault
Madeleine Renaud priorinnan
Georges Rivière sergeant Guy de Montlaur
Jean Servais konteramiral Robert Jaujard
Georges Wilson Alexandre Renaud, borgmästare
Maurice Poli Jean
Fernand Ledoux Louis
Alice Tissot hushållerskan
Pauline Carton en fransyska
Françoise Rosay en fransyska
Jo d'Avra sjökapten
- Tyskar:
Curd Jürgens (as Curt Jurgens) Generalmajor Günther Blumentritt
Werner Hinz Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel
Paul Hartmann Generalfeldmarschall Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt
Gert Fröbe (as Gert Froebe) Sergeant Kaffeeklatsch
Hans-Christian Blech Major Werner Pluskat
Wolfgang Preiss Generalmajor Max Pemsel
Peter van Eyck Oberstleutnant Ocker
Heinz Reincke Oberst Josef "Pips" Priller
Richard Münch General Erich Marcks
Ernst Schröder General Hans von Salmuth
Kurt Meisel Kapitän Ernst Düring
Heinz Spitzner Oberstleutnant Hellmuth Meyer
Robert Freitag (as Robert Freytag) hans adjutant
Wolfgang Luckschy General Alfred Jodl
Til Kiwe Kapitän Hellmuth Lang
Wolfgang Büttner Generalmajor Dr. Hans Speidel
Ruth Hausmeister Frau Lucie Marie Rommel
Michael Hinz Manfred Rommel
Paul Edwin Roth Oberst Schiller
Harmut Rock Sergeant Bergsdorf
Karl John general vid Luftwaffe
Dietmar Schönherr major vid Luftwaffe
Rainer Penkert Leutnant Fritz Theen
Kurt Pecher den tyske befälhavaren
Serge Tolstoy tysk officer
Eugene Deckers tysk soldat
Peter Helm tysk soldat
Trevor Reid general sir bernard l montgomery
Eugene Deckers nazi soldier

Companies

Production Company Darryl F. Zanuck Productions Inc.
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Fox Film 1962
AB Fox Film 1969 (70 mm-version)
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) SF Home Entertainment 2009
SF Home Entertainment 2006
SF Home Entertainment 2001
Laboratory Laboratoires Franay des Tirages Cinématographiques SARL

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 99752
Date 1962-10
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 4890 meters


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.35:1 (CinemaScope)
Sound type Sound
Sound system Westrex Sound Recording
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 4938 meter
Length in minutes 180 min


Production location

France 1961-08 1962-03
Studios de Boulogne Paris
Frankrike (exteriörer)
Corsica (exteriörer)

Release dates

First showing 1962-10-04 New York USA 180 min
Other showing 1962-10-10 Ambassade Paris France (fransk premiär)
1962-10-10 Richelieu Paris France (fransk premiär)
Release in Sweden 1962-10-12 Rigoletto Stockholm Sweden 178 min
TV showing 1995-12-10 Femman Sweden
DVD release 2001-07-04 Sweden
2006-12-08 Sweden
2009-07-15 Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title The Longest Day
Composer Paul Anka
Lyrics Paul Anka


Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Carrier type 70 mm


Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 1


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Scripts

Script type Dialoglista
Language Swedish


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


Type Program folio


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