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The Longest Day is a 1959 book by Cornelius Ryan telling the story of D-Day, the first day of the World War II invasion of Normandy.It details the coup de main operation by gliderborne troops, which captured the Caen canal and Orne river bridges (Pegasus Bridge and Horsa Bridge) before the main assault on the Normandy beaches.
The Longest Day eventually became the box office hit Fox needed, with $30.5 million [citation needed] in worldwide theatrical rentals on a $7.5 million budget. [1] It was the highest-grossing black-and-white movie at the time. Zanuck's production company (DFZ Productions) received 50% of the profits, and by 1964 had received over $5.8 million. [25]
55 D-Day quotes honoring one of the most important dates in world history. ... It will become for the Allies, as well as for the Germans, the longest day—the longest day.” — German Field ...
Cornelius Ryan (5 June 1920 – 23 November 1974) was an Irish journalist and author known mainly for writing popular military history.He was especially known for his histories of World War II events: The Longest Day: 6 June 1944 D-Day (1959), The Last Battle (1966), and A Bridge Too Far (1974).
The Longest Day, a 1962 film based on the book of the same name, features "Lord Lovat", played by Peter Lawford. There is some suggestion that the charlatan commando character "Trimmer" in Evelyn Waugh's Sword of Honour trilogy of novels is based on Lovat. [23]
Millin's action on D-Day was portrayed in the 1962 film The Longest Day. [4] Millin was played by Pipe Major Leslie de Laspee, the official piper to the Queen Mother in 1961. [13] One set of Millin's bagpipes are exhibited at the Memorial Museum of Pegasus Bridge in Ranville, France. [14] Another set of his bagpipes are now displayed at Dawlish ...
In 1962, Howard's experiences on D-Day were re-enacted by actor Richard Todd—who had himself participated in the raid, serving in the 7th Parachute Battalion, [31] sent to reinforce Howard's coup-de-main party—in the 1962 film The Longest Day, which was largely based on Ryan's book, although it was a dramatised account. [32]
Vandervoort was portrayed by actor John Wayne in the film version of Cornelius Ryan's history of D-Day, The Longest Day. The role was actively sought by Charlton Heston, but the last-minute decision of John Wayne to take a role in the film prevented Heston from participating. At the time of filming in 1962, Wayne was 55 – 28 years older than ...