<P> The Longest Day is a 1962 epic war film based on Cornelius Ryan 's book The Longest Day ( 1959 ) , about the D - Day landings at Normandy on June 6 , 1944 , during World War II . The film was produced by Darryl F. Zanuck , who paid author Ryan $175,000 for the film rights . The screenplay was by Ryan , with additional material written by Romain Gary , James Jones , David Pursall and Jack Seddon . It was directed by Ken Annakin ( British and French exteriors ) , Andrew Marton ( American exteriors ) , and Bernhard Wicki ( German scenes ) . </P>
<P> The Longest Day is a 1962 epic war film based on Cornelius Ryan 's book The Longest Day ( 1959 ) , about the D - Day landings at Normandy on June 6 , 1944 , during World War II . The film was produced by Darryl F. Zanuck , who paid author Ryan $175,000 for the film rights . The screenplay was by Ryan , with additional material written by Romain Gary , James Jones , David Pursall and Jack Seddon . It was directed by Ken Annakin ( British and French exteriors ) , Andrew Marton ( American exteriors ) , and Bernhard Wicki ( German scenes ) . </P>
when was the film the longest day made
when was the film the longest day made
1962
1962