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'''The Longest Day''' is the 1962 World War II film based on | '''The Longest Day''' is the 1962 World War II film based on a novel written by Cornelius Ryan about the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944. The 3 hour film contained a cast of 42 stars including [[Kenneth More]], [[Richard Todd]], [[Richard Burton]], [[Robert Mitchum]], [[Sean Connery]], [[Henry Fonda]], [[Red Buttons]], [[Leo Genn]], [[Peter Lawford]], [[Gert Frobe]], [[John Wayne]], [[Irina Demick]], [[Curt Jurgens]], [[Paul Anka]], [[Eddie Albert]], [[Mel Ferrer]], [[Steve Forrest]], [[Jeffrey Hunter]], [[Sal Mineo]], [[Edmond O'Brien]], [[George Segal]], [[Rod Steiger]], [[Robert Wagner]] and [[Stuart Whitman]]. It was the most expensive black and white picture made until the release of [[Schindler's List]] (1993). | ||
* Directors: Ken Annakin, Bernhard Wicki, Gerd Oswald, Darryl F. Zanuck | * Directors: Ken Annakin, Bernhard Wicki, Gerd Oswald, Darryl F. Zanuck | ||
{{Film Title|The Longest Day}} | |||
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[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Mauser K98 Rifle - 7.92 x 57mm]] | [[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Mauser K98 Rifle - 7.92 x 57mm]] | ||
[[Image:LD22.jpg| | [[Image:LD22.jpg|600px|thumb|none|German Soldier loading a round into his [[Karabiner 98k|Mauser K98k Rifle]] after firing]] | ||
==Sten MkII SMG== | ==Sten MkII SMG== | ||
A Sten MkV is also briefly seen when French Commandos attempt to contact tank support. | A Sten MkV is also briefly seen when French Commandos attempt to contact tank support. | ||
[[Image:Unitsten2.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Sten MkII Sub Machine Gun - 9mm]] | [[Image:Unitsten2.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Sten MkII Sub Machine Gun - 9mm]] | ||
[[Image:LD1.jpg| | [[Image:LD1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Major John Howard ([[Richard Todd]]) with a [[Sten|Sten MkII Sub Machine Gun]]]] | ||
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A captured M1924/29 machine gun is wielded by a German Soldier. | A captured M1924/29 machine gun is wielded by a German Soldier. | ||
[[Image:Chatellerault M1924-29.JPG|400px|thumb|none|Chatellerault M1924-29 Light Machine Gun - 7.5 x 54mm]] | [[Image:Chatellerault M1924-29.JPG|400px|thumb|none|Chatellerault M1924-29 Light Machine Gun - 7.5 x 54mm]] | ||
[[Image:LD3.jpg| | [[Image:LD3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|German Soldier firing a [[Chatellerault M1924/29|Chatellerault Model 1924/29 Light Machine Gun]]]] | ||
==Browning M2 Quad Mount== | ==Browning M2 Quad Mount== | ||
[[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Browning M2 Heavy Barrel - .50 cal]] | [[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Browning M2 Heavy Barrel - .50 cal]] | ||
[[Image:LD2.jpg| | [[Image:LD2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|[[Browning M2|Browning M2 .50cal HMG's]] in Quad Mount at German Defense position]] Or maybe it's a 20mm flak-vierling, but I'm not sure. The .50 would be easier to get, but it would be anachronistic for Germans to be using an American machine gun. | ||
:it's an M45 Madison mount if I'm not mistaken as I'm away from my books.That is four M2HB machine guns with "Tombstone" ammunition boxes on a mechanical mount linked to one trigger for 2,000RPM.[[User:Rockwolf66|Rockwolf66]] 22:51, 8 May 2009 (UTC) | :it's an M45 Madison mount if I'm not mistaken as I'm away from my books.That is four M2HB machine guns with "Tombstone" ammunition boxes on a mechanical mount linked to one trigger for 2,000RPM.[[User:Rockwolf66|Rockwolf66]] 22:51, 8 May 2009 (UTC) | ||
==Luger P08 Pistol== | ==Luger P08 Pistol== | ||
[[Image:P08Luger1917.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Luger P08 Pistol - 9mm]] | [[Image:P08Luger1917.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Luger P08 Pistol - 9mm]] | ||
[[Image:LD5.jpg| | [[Image:LD5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|French Resistance holding a [[Luger P08]]]] | ||
==M1 Carbine== | ==M1 Carbine== | ||
[[Image:M1CarbineLateModel.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Late Model M1 Carbine - .30 Carbine]] | [[Image:M1CarbineLateModel.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Late Model M1 Carbine - .30 Carbine]] | ||
[[Image:LD6.jpg| | [[Image:LD6.jpg|600px|thumb|none|US Paratrooper(Possibly played by [[Richard Dawson]]?) holding a [[M1 Carbine]]]] | ||
[[Image:LD10.jpg| | [[Image:LD10.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Private Morris ([[Roddy McDowall]]) firing a [[M1 Carbine]]]] | ||
==MG42 Light Machine Gun== | ==MG42 Light Machine Gun== | ||
[[Image:MG42.jpg|400px|thumb|none|German MG42 - 7.92 x 57mm]] | [[Image:MG42.jpg|400px|thumb|none|German MG42 - 7.92 x 57mm]] | ||
[[Image:LD7.jpg| | [[Image:LD7.jpg|600px|thumb|none|German manned [[MG42]] at Saint Mere-Eglise]] | ||
==M1 Thompson== | ==M1 Thompson== | ||
Most Paratroopers are seen armed with the M1 Thompson. Some other Soldiers can be seen with Thompson. | Most Paratroopers are seen armed with the M1 Thompson. Some other Soldiers can be seen with Thompson. | ||
[[Image:M1Thompson.jpg|400px|thumb|none|M1 Thompson - .45 ACP]] | [[Image:M1Thompson.jpg|400px|thumb|none|M1 Thompson - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:LD8.jpg| | [[Image:LD8.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Pvt. Schultz ([[Richard Beymer]]) holding an [[Thompson Submachine Gun|M1 Thompson]]]] | ||
==M20 Super Bazooka== | ==M20 Super Bazooka== | ||
[[Image:M20A1SuperBazooka.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M20 Super Bazooka - 3.5inch]] | [[Image:M20A1SuperBazooka.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M20 Super Bazooka - 3.5inch]] | ||
[[Image:LD9.jpg| | [[Image:LD9.jpg|600px|thumb|none|[[M1 Rocket Launcher "Bazooka"|M20 3.5inch Super Bazooka]] on the Beachhead]] | ||
==Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenauer== | ==Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenauer== | ||
[[Image:MSCarbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenauer Carbine - 6.5 x 54mm]] | [[Image:MSCarbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenauer Carbine - 6.5 x 54mm]] | ||
[[Image:LD11.jpg| | [[Image:LD11.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Brigadier Lord Lovat ([[Peter Lawford]]) carrying a [[Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenauer]] Carbine]] | ||
==Bren Mark 1 Light Machine Gun== | ==Bren Mark 1 Light Machine Gun== | ||
[[Image:Bren gun.JPG|400px|thumb|none|Bren Mark 1 Light Machine Gun - .303 British]] | [[Image:Bren gun.JPG|400px|thumb|none|Bren Mark 1 Light Machine Gun - .303 British]] | ||
[[Image:LD12.jpg| | [[Image:LD12.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Private Flanagan ([[Sean Connery]]) carrying a [[Bren gun|Bren MkI Light Machine Gun]]]] | ||
==Browning Automatic Rifle== | ==Browning Automatic Rifle== | ||
[[Image:BAR.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06]] | [[Image:BAR.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06]] | ||
[[Image:LD13.jpg| | [[Image:LD13.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Ranger firing a [[Browning Automatic Rifle]] at German Position from behind a DUKW]] | ||
==MP40== | ==MP40== | ||
[[Image:MP40Side.jpg|400px|thumb|none|German MP40 SMG - 9mm]] | [[Image:MP40Side.jpg|400px|thumb|none|German MP40 SMG - 9mm]] | ||
[[Image:LD14.jpg| | [[Image:LD14.jpg|600px|thumb|none|German Soldier firing at US Rangers with a [[MP40|MP40 Sub Machine Gun]]]] | ||
==Lee-Enfield No.4 MkI== | ==Lee-Enfield No.4 MkI== | ||
Seen in the hands of British soldiers and Commandos. | Seen in the hands of British soldiers and Commandos. | ||
[[Image:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Lee-Enfield No.4 MkI - .303 British]] | [[Image:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Lee-Enfield No.4 MkI - .303 British]] | ||
[[Image:LD15.jpg| | [[Image:LD15.jpg|600px|thumb|none|British Commando with [[Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)|Lee-Enfield No.4 MkI ]] rifle]] | ||
==Maxim MG08== | ==Maxim MG08== | ||
[[Image:MaximMG08.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Maxim MG08 Machine Gun - 7.92 x 57mm]] | [[Image:MaximMG08.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Maxim MG08 Machine Gun - 7.92 x 57mm]] | ||
[[Image:LD17.jpg| | [[Image:LD17.jpg|600px|thumb|none|[[Maxim|Maxim MG08 Machine Gun]] in German defensive position on roof]] | ||
==PIAT== | ==PIAT== | ||
[[Image:PIATLauncher.jpg|400px|thumb|none|PIAT (Projector, Infantry, Anti Tank) - 76mm]] | [[Image:PIATLauncher.jpg|400px|thumb|none|PIAT (Projector, Infantry, Anti Tank) - 76mm]] | ||
[[Image:LD18.jpg| | [[Image:LD18.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Free French Force firing a [[PIAT]] at German position]] | ||
==Browning M2 Heavy Barrel== | ==Browning M2 Heavy Barrel== | ||
[[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Browning M2 Heavy Barrel - .50 cal]] | [[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Browning M2 Heavy Barrel - .50 cal]] | ||
[[Image:LD19.jpg| | [[Image:LD19.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Cmdr. Kieffer ([[Christian Marquand]]) standing next a [[Browning M2]] .50cal Heavy Barrel mounted on Free French M4 Sherman Tank]] | ||
==Webley Mk VI Revolver== | ==Webley Mk VI Revolver== | ||
[[Image:Webley.JPG|400px|thumb|none|Webley Mk VI Revolver - .455 Webley]] | [[Image:Webley.JPG|400px|thumb|none|Webley Mk VI Revolver - .455 Webley]] | ||
[[Image:LD20.jpg| | [[Image:LD20.jpg|600px|thumb|none|RAF Flying Officer David Campbell ([[Richard Burton]]) holding a [[Webley Mk VI|Webley Mk VI Revolver]]]] | ||
==M1 Garand Rifle== | ==M1 Garand Rifle== | ||
Numerous US soldiers (infantry and airborne) are armed with M1 Garands. | Numerous US soldiers (infantry and airborne) are armed with M1 Garands. | ||
[[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|400px|thumb|none|M1 Rifle - .30-06]] | [[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|400px|thumb|none|M1 Rifle - .30-06]] | ||
[[Image:LD21.jpg| | [[Image:LD21.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort ([[John Wayne]]) holding a [[M1 Garand|M1 Rifle]] that he is using as a crutch(note soldier in rear with improper post war M1 carbine)]] | ||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:War]] | [[Category:War]] | ||
[[Category: B&W]] | [[Category: B&W]] | ||
Revision as of 00:00, 15 September 2010
The Longest Day is the 1962 World War II film based on a novel written by Cornelius Ryan about the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944. The 3 hour film contained a cast of 42 stars including Kenneth More, Richard Todd, Richard Burton, Robert Mitchum, Sean Connery, Henry Fonda, Red Buttons, Leo Genn, Peter Lawford, Gert Frobe, John Wayne, Irina Demick, Curt Jurgens, Paul Anka, Eddie Albert, Mel Ferrer, Steve Forrest, Jeffrey Hunter, Sal Mineo, Edmond O'Brien, George Segal, Rod Steiger, Robert Wagner and Stuart Whitman. It was the most expensive black and white picture made until the release of Schindler's List (1993).
- Directors: Ken Annakin, Bernhard Wicki, Gerd Oswald, Darryl F. Zanuck
The following weapons were used in the film The Longest Day:
Mauser K98k Rifle
Most of the German soldiers are equipped with Mauser K98k Rifle. In one scene, a soldier uses the bolt on the rifle to imitate the sound the "clickers" issued to the Americans make. This causes the soldier using his clicker to run out and get shot by the waiting German.
Sten MkII SMG
A Sten MkV is also briefly seen when French Commandos attempt to contact tank support.
Chatellerault M1924/29 Light Machine Gun
A captured M1924/29 machine gun is wielded by a German Soldier.
Browning M2 Quad Mount
Or maybe it's a 20mm flak-vierling, but I'm not sure. The .50 would be easier to get, but it would be anachronistic for Germans to be using an American machine gun.
- it's an M45 Madison mount if I'm not mistaken as I'm away from my books.That is four M2HB machine guns with "Tombstone" ammunition boxes on a mechanical mount linked to one trigger for 2,000RPM.Rockwolf66 22:51, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
Luger P08 Pistol
M1 Carbine
MG42 Light Machine Gun
M1 Thompson
Most Paratroopers are seen armed with the M1 Thompson. Some other Soldiers can be seen with Thompson.
M20 Super Bazooka
Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenauer
Bren Mark 1 Light Machine Gun
Browning Automatic Rifle
MP40
Lee-Enfield No.4 MkI
Seen in the hands of British soldiers and Commandos.
Maxim MG08
PIAT
Browning M2 Heavy Barrel
Webley Mk VI Revolver
M1 Garand Rifle
Numerous US soldiers (infantry and airborne) are armed with M1 Garands.
