A sweeping World War II epic, _The Longest Day_ tells the story behind the Normandy invasion; one of the most daring and complex military operations ever conceived. Shot in a docudrama style, the film emphasizes several dozen Allied and Axis leaders and follows their actions during the course of the invasion. Featuring John Wayne, Sean Connery, Robert Mitchum, Red Buttons, Henry Fonda, and Roddy McDowall (just to name a few), the ensemble cast that’s been assembled is incredible. However, there’s a bit of jingoism going on, as the Nazi’s are shown mostly as incompetent and the American/British forces are selfless and brave. There’s also very little blood and carnage; which is indicative of the time in which the film was made. Still, the coverage of the various battle fronts on the land and sea is comprehensive, and gives a sense of scope to how massive the operation was. Though it overemphasizes the historical information over the storytelling at times, _The Longest Day_ is an extraordinarily powerful film about a seminal event in world history.

An absolute classic about the allied invasion in normandy darning WW2, the event that marked the beginning of the end of the war. The movie draws a quite good picture of the preparation of the invasion, and the events following the invasion. A classic, well made movie about this key event of WW2 with an impressive star power of the time. A must see for all.

Far too many cameos somewhat detract from the story being told here. You are left feeling a little short-changed, but the effort to show the multiple facets of D-Day is to be commended.

People criticizing the historical aspect are not taking in consideration when it was made. It's an old fashioned Hollywood movie, ffs. At least it showed more sides than Saving Private Ryan.

The Normandy landing in this movie.