Two kinds of people are staying on this beach: the dead, and those that are going to die!
Brig. General Norman Coda
- Director
- Ken Annakin, Bernhard Wicki
- Cast
- John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Henry Fonda, Richard Burton, Robert Ryan, Rod Steiger
- Year
- 1962
- Runtime
- 180 min
- Genres
- war film, historical film, drama film
- Country
- United States
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I don't mind being one of the few; trouble is we keep getting fewer.
Flight Officer David Campbell
For the Allies and the Germans, it shall be the longest day...the longest day!
German officer
Why didn't they attack in May? The weather was perfect.
German officer
John has a long mustache.
coded radio message to the French Resistance
Your assignment tonight is strategic. You can’t give the enemy a break. Send ’em to hell.
Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
There is fire at the travel agency.
Radio announcer
Sometimes I wonder which side God's on.
Vandervoort
When you get to Normandy, you'll only have one friend - God.