Book to Movie: The Longest Day

The Book to Movie of Month
  • Author: Cornelius Ryan
  • Pages: 352
  • Audio: 8 hours and 46 minutes
The Book to Movie of Month
  • Director: Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, and Bernhard Wicki
  • Screen Writer: Cornelius Ryan, Romain Gary, James Jones, David Pursall, and Jack Seddon
  • Running Time: 2 hours and 58 minutes

Cast:Characters

  • Henry Fonda as Brigadier Gen. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.
  • Robert Mitchum as Brigadier Gen. Norman Cota
  • Robert Ryan as Brigadier Gen. James M. Gavin,
  • John Wayne as Lieutenant Col. Benjamin H. Vandervoort
  • Richard Burton as Flying Officer David Campbell
  • Sean Connery as Pte. Flanagan
  • Trevor Reid as Gen. Sir Bernard Montgomery
  • Kenneth More as Acting Cpt. Colin Maud
  • Jean Servais as Contre-amiral Robert Jaujard
  • Christian Marquand as Capitaine de Corvette Philippe Kieffer
  • Irina Demick as Jeanine Boitard
  • Paul Hartmann as Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt
  • Werner Hinz as Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel