The Longest Day

Summary

The Longest Day is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,460 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Longest Day's image is recorded as John Wayne in The Longest Day trailer.jpg^[3].
• The Longest Day's instance of is recorded as film^[4].
• The Longest Day's director is recorded as Ken Annakin^[5].
• The Longest Day's director is recorded as Bernhard Wicki^[6].
• The Longest Day's director is recorded as Darryl F. Zanuck^[7].
• The Longest Day's director is recorded as Gerd Oswald^[8].
• The Longest Day's screenwriter is recorded as Romain Gary^[9].
• The Longest Day's screenwriter is recorded as Cornelius Ryan^[10].
• The Longest Day's screenwriter is recorded as James Jones^[11].
• The Longest Day's screenwriter is recorded as David Pursall^[12].
• The Longest Day's screenwriter is recorded as Noël Coward^[13].
• The Longest Day's screenwriter is recorded as Jack Seddon^[14].
• The Longest Day's composer is recorded as Maurice Jarre^[15].
• The Longest Day's genre is recorded as war film^[16].
• The Longest Day's genre is recorded as historical film^[17].
• The Longest Day's genre is recorded as film based on literature^[18].
• The Longest Day's genre is recorded as drama film^[19].
• The Longest Day's genre is recorded as action film^[20].
• The Longest Day's based on is recorded as The Longest Day^[21].
• The Longest Day's cast member is recorded as John Wayne^[22].
• The Longest Day's cast member is recorded as Robert Mitchum^[23].
• The Longest Day's cast member is recorded as Henry Fonda^[24].
• The Longest Day's cast member is recorded as Richard Burton^[25].
• The Longest Day's cast member is recorded as Robert Ryan^[26].
• The Longest Day's cast member is recorded as Rod Steiger^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Directors include Ken Annakin^[5], Bernhard Wicki^[6], Darryl F. Zanuck^[7], and Gerd Oswald^[8]. Screenwriters include Romain Gary^[9], Cornelius Ryan^[10], James Jones^[11], David Pursall^[12], Noël Coward^[13], and Jack Seddon^[14]. Cast members include John Wayne^[22], Robert Mitchum^[23], Henry Fonda^[24], Richard Burton^[25], Robert Ryan^[26], and Rod Steiger^[27].

Publication

Genres include war film^[16], historical film^[17], film based on literature^[18], drama film^[19], and action film^[20].

Why It Matters

The Longest Day ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,460 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]