Factual error: French commando Philippe Kieffer is wearing the ribbon of the Military Cross throughout the film. He was actually awarded the MC in July 1944, a month after D-Day.
The Longest Day (1962)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton
Starring: John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Robert Ryan, Richard Burton, Eddie Albert, Red Buttons, Bourvil, Richard Beymer, Hans Christian Blech, Jean-Louis Barrault, Paul Anka, Pauline Carton, Wolfgang Büttner
The Allies successfully carry out Operation Overlord. D-Day is a success.
Nikki Williams
More mistakes in The Longest Day
Pluskat: Lieutenant-Colonel, the invasion is here! Five thousand ships! There-there must be over five thousand ships out there!
Ocker: Now get a hold of yourself, Pluskat. The Americans and the British don't even have half that many ships altogether.
Pluskat: Dammit, if you don't believe me, then come up here and see for yourself! This is fantastic. It's incredible! I-I just can't believe it!
Ocker: My dear Pluskat, what course are those ships on?
Pluskat: STRAIGHT FOR ME!
Trivia: Bill Millin, Lord Lovat's piper, earned the nickname 'Mad Piper' due to the fact that he was spared by German snipers on D-Day because they thought him to be crazy playing bagpipes in the middle of a war.
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