The Longest Day - A Film About D-Day

"The Longest Day," a 1962 movie by Darryl F. Zanuck, recreates the events of D-Day and the beginning of the Normandy Invasion.  The Academy-Award winning film includes actors from several countries.  Among others, it stars Sean Connery, Richard Burton, Henry Fonda, John Wayne and Robert Mitchum. 

This clip is the movie's trailer.

Credits

"The Longest Day"

Directed by:
Ken Annakin (British & French exteriors)
Andrew Marton (American exteriors)
Bernhard Wicki (German episodes)
Gerd Oswald (parachute drop)
Darryl F. Zanuck (uncredited)

Produced by:       
Darryl F. Zanuck

Written by:         
Cornelius Ryan (Book and Screenplay)

Screenplay:
Romain Gary
James Jones
David Pursall
Jack Seddon

Starring: 
John Wayne
Henry Fonda
Robert Mitchum
Sean Connery
Curd Jürgens
Richard Burton
Peter Lawford
Rod Steiger
Irina Demick
Gert Fröbe
Edmond O'Brien
Kenneth More          

Music by:
Maurice Jarre

Distributed by:
20th Century Fox