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.
The Longest Day has generally received very positive reviews.
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The Longest Day was released in 1962 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 518 reviews, giving The Longest Day (1962) an average rating of 78%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 87%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 82%.
With a score of 78%, The Longest Day is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1962, which stands at 62%.
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