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Revision as of 23:31, 16 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 was made by 4 directors (Ken Annakin, Bernhard Wicki, Gerd Oswald, and Darryl F. Zanuck) and featured 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).
The following weapons were used in the film The Longest Day:
Rifles
M1 Garand Rifle
Numerous US soldiers (infantry and airborne) are armed with M1 Garands.
Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenauer
Lee-Enfield No.4 MkI
Seen in the hands of British soldiers and Commandos.
Mauser K98 Rifle
Most of the German soldiers are equipped with Mauser K98 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.
Submachine Guns
M1 Thompson
Most Paratroopers are seen armed with the M1 Thompson. Some other Soldiers can be seen with Thompson.
M1 Carbine
Sten MkII SMG
A Sten MkV is also briefly seen when French Commandos attempt to contact tank support.
MP40
Machine Guns
Chatellerault M1924/29 Light Machine Gun
A captured M1924/29 machine gun is wielded by a German Soldier.
Bren Mark 1 Light Machine Gun
Browning Automatic Rifle
MG42 Light Machine Gun
Browning M2 Heavy Barrel
Browning M2 Quad Mount
When the Airborne troops begin parachuting into Normandy, a German defensive position is seen using what appears to be a Browning M2's in a Quad Mount.
Maxim MG08
Handguns
Luger P08 Pistol
Webley Mk VI Revolver
Heavy Weapons
M20 Super Bazooka
An anachronistic M20 3.5inch Super Bazooka is seen carried by a US Army soldier during the landing on Omaha Beach.
PIAT
