ASA 🎥📽🎬 The Longest Day (1962) a film directed by Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton & Bernhard Wicki with John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Henry Fonda, Richard Burton, Sean Connery, Curd Jurgens, Rod Steiger, Robert Ryan, Eddie Albert,

The Longest Day (1962) Synopsis / Plot England in June 1944. Unseasonal storms. Allied troops are massed ready for the invasion of France, some already on the boats. The Normandy beaches will be their destination while paratroopers are dropped inland to take key towns and bridges. On the other side of the Channel the Germans still expect the invasion at Calais, and anyway the weather makes them think nothing is likely to be imminent. Eisenhower decides to go. Hitler sleeps on. Awards 1962: 2 Academy Awards: Best Special Effects, Cinematography B&W. 5 Nominations 1962: Golden Globe: Best Cinematography- B&W. Nom. for Best Picture - Drama 1962: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director 1962: National Board of Review: Best Film 1962: David di Donatello Awards: Best Foreign Production.