The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that when the Allied invasion comes they must be stopped on the beach. "For the Allies as well as the Germans, it will be the longest day"
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Nominations
2 Oscar · 1 Golden Globe
Won
1963
Cinematography (Black-and-White)
Jean Bourgoin, Walter Wottitz, (Henri Persin)
Special Effects
Visual Effects by Robert MacDonald; Audible Effects by Jacques Maumont
Art Direction (Black-and-White)
Art Direction: Ted Haworth, Leon Barsacq, Vincent Korda; Set Decoration: Gabriel Bechir
Best Picture
Darryl F. Zanuck, Producer
Film Editing
Samuel E. Beetley
1963
Cinematography - Black And White
Longest Day, The
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Longest Day, The
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