Richard Beymer

Though the film makes a few egregious historical changes for dramatic effect, The Longest Day pretty much lives and dies by its scale.  

Remains a potent statement about the horrors of war and a valid testament to the girl who could answer them by writing, 'I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are really good at heart.'

A landmark screen musical that left its own indelible stamp on popular culture.

Plays dated these days, though what now seems like a pitch straight down the middle probably seemed more like a screwball fifty-two years ago.