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Cast & Crew

Directed By

Ken Annakin
Director
Gerd Oswald
Director

Written By

Cornelius Ryan
screenplay / book
Romain Gary
additional episodes written by
James Jones
additional episodes written by
David Pursall
additional episodes written by
Jack Seddon
additional episodes written by

Cast

Eddie Albert
Col. Thompson
Paul Anka
U.S. Army Ranger
Arletty
Madame Barrault
Jean-Louis Barrault
Father Louis Roulland
Richard Beymer
Pvt. Dutch Schultz
Hans Christian Blech
Maj. Werner Pluskat
Bourvil
Mayor of Colleville
Richard Burton
Flying Officer David Campbell
Wolfgang Büttner
Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel
Red Buttons
Pvt. John Steele
Sean Connery
Pvt. Flanagan
Ray Danton
Capt. Frank
Irina Demick
Janine Boitard
Fred Dur
U.S. Army Ranger Major
Fabian
U.S. Army Ranger
Mel Ferrer
Maj. Gen. Robert Haines
Henry Fonda
Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Steve Forrest
Capt. Harding
Gert Fröbe
Sgt. Kaffekanne
Leo Genn
Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.
John Gregson
British Padre
Paul Hartmann
Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt
Peter Helm
Young GI
Werner Hinz
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
Jeffrey Hunter
Sgt. (later Lt.) John H. Fuller
Karl John
Gen. Wolfgang Hager
Curd Jürgens
Maj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt
Alexander Knox
Maj. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith
Peter Lawford
Lord Lovat
Christian Marquand
Cmdr. Philippe Kieffer - Commando Leader
Dewey Martin
Sgt. Wilder
Roddy McDowall
Pvt. Morris
Michael Medwin
Pvt. Watney
Sal Mineo
Pvt. Martini
Robert Mitchum
Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
Kenneth More
Capt. Colin Maud
Richard Münch
Gen. Erich Marcks
Edmond O'Brien
Gen. Raymond D. Barton
Leslie Phillips
RAF Officer Mac
Wolfgang Preiss
Maj. Gen. Max Pemsel
Ron Randell
Joe Williams
Madeleine Renaud
Mother Superior
Georges Rivière
Sgt. Guy de Montlaur
Robert Ryan
Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Tommy Sands
U.S. Army Ranger
George Segal
U.S. Army Ranger
Jean Servais
RAdm. Janjard
Rod Steiger
Destroyer Commander
Richard Todd
Maj. John Howard
Tom Tryon
Lt. Wilson
Peter van Eyck
Lt. Col. Ocker
Robert Wagner
U.S. Army Ranger
Richard Wattis
British Paratrooper
Georges Wilson
Alexandre Renaud
John Wayne
Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
Daniel Gélin
Undetermined Role (French Version)
Françoise Rosay
Undetermined Role (French Version)
Patrick Barr
Group Capt. J.N. Stagg
Yves Barsacq
Man at Resistance HQ
Geoffrey Bayldon
Officer at Eisenhower Briefing
Michael Beint
Minor Role
Charles Bondi
U.S. Army Ranger
Lyndon Brook
Lt. Walsh
Garrett Cassell
Dead Solider
Jean Champion
French Resistance Fighter
Yvan Chiffre
Paratrooper
Bryan Coleman
Ronald Callen
Gary Collins
Officer On Bridge Behind Destroyer Commander
John Crawford
Col. Caffey
Jo D'Avra
French Navy Captain
Armin Dahlen
Blumentritt's Adjutant
Mark Damon
Pvt. Harris
Richard Dawson
British Soldier
Leslie de Laspee
Bill Millin - Piper on Beach
Eugene Deckers
German Soldier
Gil Delamare
French Commando
Frank Finlay
Pvt. Coke
Harry Fowler
British Paratrooper
Bernard Fox
Pvt. Hutchinson
Robert Freitag
Meyer's Aide
Bernard Fresson
French Commando
Lutz Gabor
Minor Role
Arnold Gelderman
German Guard on Train Track
Harold Goodwin
British Soldier
Walter Gotell
German Soldier
Henry Grace
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ruth Hausmeister
Frau Maria Rommel
Jack Hedley
RAF Briefing Officer
Michael Hinz
Manfred Rommel
Walter Horsbrugh
Adm. Creasey

Produced By

Elmo Williams
associate producer

Cinematography

Jean Bourgoin
Cinematographer
Walter Wottitz
Cinematographer

Sound

Gene Radzik
stereo sound consultant: Dolby: 2004 5.1 update

Art Direction

Léon Barsacq
Art Director
Ted Haworth
Art Director

Special Effects

Karl Baumgartner
special effects
Johnny Borgese
special effects
Joseph de Bretagne
special effects
Gerald Endler
special effects
Karl Helmer
special effects
Augie Lohman
special effects
R.A. MacDonald
special effects
Fernando Pérez
special effects crew
Alex Weldon
special effects
Paul Wurtzel
special effects

Visual Effects

Jean Fouchet
optical effects
Bob Cuff
matte painter
David S. Horsley
additional visual effects
Wally Veevers
visual effects

Assistant Director

Bernard Farrel
assistant director
Tom Pevsner
assistant director
Louis Pitzele
assistant director
Gerard Renateau
assistant director
Henry Wise
second assistant director
Jean Herman
assistant director
Gerd Oswald
director: parachute drop scene / second unit director
Henry Sokal Jr.
assistant director
Elmo Williams
second unit director

Production Management

Julien Derode
production manager
Christian Ferry
production manager
Lee Katz
production manager
Louis Wipf
production manager

Art Department

Gabriel Béchir
set designer
Sam Gordon
property master
Mentor Huebner
production illustrator

Other

Jean Barral
technical advisor: France
Roger Bligh
technical advisor: USA
Günther Blumentritt
military consultant
Willard L. Bushy
technical advisor: USA
Maurice Chauvet
technical advisor
Hubert Deschard
technical advisor: France
James M. Gavin
military consultant
A.J. Hillebrand
technical advisor: USA
John Howard
military consultant
James R. Johnson
technical advisor: England
Philippe Kieffer
military consultant
Pierre Koenig
military consultant
Helmut Lang
military consultant
Simon Fraser 15th Lord Lovat
military consultant
Frederick Morgan
military consultant
E.C. Peake
technical advisor: England
Max Pemsel
military consultant
Werner Pluskat
military consultant
Fernand Prevost
technical advisor: France
Josef Priller
military consultant
Lucie Marie Rommel
military consultant
Friedrich Ruge
military consultant
Albert Saby
technical advisor: France
Joseph B. Seay
technical advisor: USA
Elmo Williams
coordinator of battle episodes
Gilbert Chomat
helicopter pilot: additional photography
Fred Hift
publicist
Jonny Jendrich
technical advisor
Mickey Knox
dialogue coach
Guy Marchand
techical advisor
Colin Maud
technical advisor
Howard Vernon
voice dubbing: Ernst Schröder

Music Department

Paul Anka
composer: thematic music
Maurice Jarre
conductor
Mitch Miller
music arranger: thematic music

Casting Department

Maude Spector
casting: UK

Costume Department

Camera Department

Pierre Levent
cinematographer: incidental photography
Henri Persin
cinematographer: incidental photography
Vincent Rossell
still photographer
Guy Tabary
aerial photographer / helicopter photographer

Script Department

Romain Gary
script consultant
James Jones
script consultant
Lucie Lichtig
continuity
David Pursall
script consultant
Erich Maria Remarque
script consultant
Jack Seddon
script consultant
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