Cast & Crew

Directed by

Ken Annakin
(British exterior episodes)
Andrew Marton
(American exterior episodes)
Gerd Oswald
(scenes deleted) (French exterior episodes) (parachuting scenes in Sainte-Mère-Église) (uncredited)
Bernhard Wicki
(German episodes)
Darryl F. Zanuck
(several interior scenes) (uncredited)

Writing Credits

Cornelius Ryan
(screenplay)
Cornelius Ryan
(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
Flight Officer David Campbell
Wolfgang Büttner
Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel
Red Buttons
Pvt. John Steele
Pauline Carton
Maid
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
Donald Houston
RAF Pilot
Jeffrey Hunter
Sgt. (later Lt.) John H. Fuller
Karl John
Gen. Wolfgang Häger
Curd Jürgens
Maj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt
Alexander Knox
Maj. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith
Peter Lawford
Lord Lovat
Fernand Ledoux
Louis
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
Norman Rossington
Pvt. Clough
Robert Ryan
Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Tommy Sands
U.S. Army Ranger
George Segal
U.S. Army Ranger
Jean Servais
RAdm. Jaujard
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
Stuart Whitman
Lt. Sheen
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
Lucien Camiret
Bit Part
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
Colin Drake
Zanuck
Michel Duchaussoy
Minor Role
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
Clément Harari
Minor Role
Ruth Hausmeister
Frau Maria Rommel
Jack Hedley
RAF Briefing Officer
Michael Hinz
Manfred Rommel
Walter Horsbrugh
Adm. Creasey
Jean-Pierre Janic
Paratrooper
Patrick Jordan
Lt. Richard Todd - British Soldier Talking to Maj. Howard
Til Kiwe
Capt. Helmuth Lang
Mickey Knox
US Airman with Bandaged Eye
Simon Lack
Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory
Harry Landis
British Soldier
Rudy Lenoir
German Soldier
Joseph Lowe
US Army Ranger Sparrow
Wolfgang Lukschy
Col. Gen. Alfred Jodl
Victor Maddern
Camp Cook
Guy Marchand
Parachutist
Howard Marion-Crawford
Glider Doctor
Neil McCallum
Canadian Doctor
Edward Meeks
US Army Soldier Talking to Gen. Cota
John Meillon
RAdm. Alan G. Kirk
Kurt Meisel
Capt. Ernst During
Gérard Moisan
Paratrooper
Tony Mordente
Cook
Louis Mounier
Air Marshal Tedder
Al Mulock
Undetermined Role
Bill Nagy
Major in Ste. Mère-Eglise
Kurt Pecher
German Commander
Rainer Penkert
Lt. Fritz Theen
Malte Petzel
German Officer with Rupert
John Phillips
Roosevelt's Aide
Siân Phillips
WRNS Officer
Maurice Poli
Jean
Hartmut Reck
Sgt. Bernhard Bergsdorf
Trevor Reid
Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Heinz Reincke
Col. Josef 'Pips' Priller
Alexandre Renaud
Firefighter
John Robinson
Adm. Sir Bertram Ramsay
Paul Edwin Roth
Col. Schiller
Marcel Rouzé
Minor Role
Ernst Schröder
Gen. Hans von Salmuth
Dietmar Schönherr
Luftwaffe Major
Heinz Spitzner
Lt. Col. Helmuth Meyer
Nicholas Stuart
Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley
Hans Söhnker
German Officer
Alice Tissot
Housekeeper
Serge Tolstoy
German Officer
Michel Tureau
French Commando
Roland Urban
Paratrooper
Lionel Vitrant
First Landed Paratrooper in a Garden
Vicco von Bülow
Pemsel's Adjutant
Joe Warfield
US Army Medic
Dominique Zardi
French Spitfire Pilot

Produced by

Elmo Williams
associate producer
Darryl F. Zanuck
producer

Music by

Maurice Jarre

Cinematography by

Jean Bourgoin
(photography)
Walter Wottitz
(photography)

Editing by

Samuel E. Beetley

Art Direction by

Léon Barsacq
(as Leon Barsacq)
Ted Haworth
(as Ted Aworth)
Leila Rubin
(as Vincent Korda)

Production Management

Julien Derode
production manager (uncredited)
Christian Ferry
production manager (uncredited)
Lee Katz
production manager (uncredited)
Louis Wipf
production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or 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 (uncredited)
Gerd Oswald
director: parachute drop scene (uncredited) / second unit director (uncredited)
Henri W. Sokal
assistant director (uncredited)
Elmo Williams
second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department

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

Sound Department

Joseph de Bretagne
sound (as Jo De Bretagne)
Jacques Maumont
sound
Gene Radzik
stereo sound consultant: Dolby: 2004 5.1 update
William Robert Sivel
sound (as William Sivel)

Special Effects by

Karl Baumgartner
special effects (uncredited)
Johnny Borgese
special effects (uncredited)
Joseph de Bretagne
special effects (uncredited)
Gerald Endler
mechanical effects (uncredited)
Karl Helmer
special effects (uncredited)
Augie Lohman
special effects (uncredited)
R.A. MacDonald
special effects (uncredited)
Hal Millar
special effects (uncredited)
Fernando Pérez
special effects crew (uncredited)
Alex Weldon
special effects (uncredited)
Paul Wurtzel
special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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

Stunts

Ken Buckle
stunts (uncredited)
Yvan Chiffre
stunts (uncredited)
Jack Cooper
stunts (uncredited)
Gil Delamare
stunts (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Janic
stunts (uncredited)
Gérard Moisan
stunts (uncredited)
Joe Powell
stunts (uncredited)
Nosher Powell
stunts (uncredited)
Alexandre Renaud
fire stunts (uncredited)
John Sullivan
stunts (uncredited)
Lionel Vitrant
stunts (uncredited)
Ian Yule
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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

Casting Department

Maude Spector
casting: UK (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

John McCorry
wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department

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

Script and Continuity Department

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

Transportation Department

Frank Khoury
driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Jean Barral
technical advisor: France (as Commandant Jean Barral)
Roger Bligh
technical advisor: USA (as Lt. Col. Roger Bligh)
Günther Blumentritt
military consultant (as General Günther Blumentritt)
Willard L. Bushy
technical advisor: USA (as Commander Willard L. Bushy)
Maurice Chauvet
technical advisor
Hubert Deschard
technical advisor: France (as Commandant Hubert Deschard)
James M. Gavin
military consultant (as Lieutenant General James Gavin)
A.J. Hillebrand
technical advisor: USA (as Lt. Col. A.J. Hillebrand)
John Howard
military consultant (as Major John Howard D.S.O. C. de G.)
James R. Johnson
technical advisor: England (as Col. James R. Johnson D.S.O. O.B.E.)
Philippe Kieffer
military consultant (as Capitaine De Fregate Philippe Kieffer)
Pierre Koenig
military consultant (as General D'Armee Pierre Koenig)
Helmut Lang
military consultant (as Captain Helmut Lang)
Simon Fraser 15th Lord Lovat
military consultant (as Brigadier The Earl of Lovat D.S.O. M.C.)
Frederick Morgan
military consultant (as General Sir Frederick Morgan)
E.C. Peake
technical advisor: England (as Lt. Commander E.C. Peake R.N.)
Max Pemsel
military consultant (as Lieutenant General Max Pemsel)
Werner Pluskat
military consultant (as Major Werner Pluskat)
Fernand Prevost
technical advisor: France (as Capitaine Fernand Prevost)
Josef Priller
military consultant (as Colonel Josef Priller)
Lucie Marie Rommel
military consultant (as Frau Lucie Maria Rommel)
Friedrich Ruge
military consultant (as Vice Admiral Friedrich Ruge)
Albert Saby
technical advisor: France (as Colonel Albert Saby)
Joseph B. Seay
technical advisor: USA (as Colonel Joseph B. Seay)
Elmo Williams
coordinator of battle episodes
Curt Ackermann
german voice dubbing: Alexander Knox (uncredited)
Ferruccio Amendola
italian voice dubbing: Red Buttons (uncredited)
Georges Aminel
french voice dubbing: Edmond O'Brien (uncredited)
René Arrieu
french voice dubbing: Peter Lawford (uncredited)
Albert Augier
french voice dubbing: Karl John (uncredited)
Claude Bertrand
french voice dubbing: John Wayne (uncredited)
Lothar Blumhagen
german voice dubbing: Rod Steiger (uncredited)
Nino Bonanni
italian voice dubbing: Sean Connery (uncredited)
Wilhelm Borchert
german voice dubbing: Richard Burton (uncredited)
Marcel Bozzuffi
french voice dubbing: Rod Steiger (uncredited)
Yves Brainville
french voice dubbing: Heinz Reincke (uncredited)
Rainer Brandt
german voice dubbing: Stuart Whitman (uncredited)
Marc Cassot
french voice dubbing: Richard Todd (uncredited)
Michael Chevalier
german voice dubbing: Richard Beymer (uncredited)
Gilbert Chomat
helicopter pilot: additional photography (uncredited)
Emilio Cigoli
italian voice dubbing: John Wayne (uncredited)
Luciano De Ambrosis
italian voice dubbing: Richard Burton (uncredited)
Gualtiero De Angelis
italian voice dubbing: Robert Ryan & Richard Burton (uncredited)
Manlio De Angelis
italian voice dubbing: Tom Tryon (uncredited)
Renato De Carmine
italian voice dubbing: Peter van Eyck (uncredited)
Jacques Deschamps
french voice dubbing: Donald Houston (uncredited)
Henry Djanik
french voice dubbing: Sean Connery (uncredited)
Arturo Dominici
italian voice dubbing: Curd Jürgens (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Duclos
french voice dubbing: Steve Forrest (uncredited)
Eckart Dux
german voice dubbing: Jeffrey Hunter (uncredited)
Erich Fiedler
german voice dubbing: Bourvil (uncredited)
Richard Francoeur
french voice dubbing: Paul Hartmann (uncredited)
Michel Gatineau
french voice dubbing: Ray Danton (uncredited)
Pierre Gay
french voice dubbing: Patrick Barr (uncredited)
Lauro Gazzolo
italian voice dubbing: Fernand Ledoux (uncredited)
Gerhard Geisler
german voice dubbing: Robert Mitchum (uncredited)
Horst Gentzen
german voice dubbing: Paul Anka (uncredited)
Adolfo Geri
italian voice dubbing: Leo Genn & Kenneth More (uncredited)
Roberto Gicca
italian voice dubbing: Robert Wagner (uncredited)
Heinz Giese
german voice dubbing: Leo Genn (uncredited)
Sergio Graziani
italian voice dubbing: Steve Forrest (uncredited)
Michel Gudin
french voice dubbing: Tom Tryon (uncredited)
Hans W. Hamacher
german voice dubbing: Patrick Barr & John Gregson (uncredited)
Fred Hift
publicist (uncredited)
Gert Günther Hoffmann
german voice dubbing: Richard Todd (uncredited)
Jonny Jendrich
technical advisor (uncredited)
Paul Klinger
german voice dubbing: Henry Fonda (uncredited)
Mickey Knox
dialogue coach (uncredited)
Serge Lhorca
french voice dubbing: Sal Mineo (uncredited)
Pino Locchi
italian voice dubbing: Wolfgang Lukschy (uncredited)
Raymond Loyer
french voice dubbing: Robert Ryan (uncredited)
Riccardo Mantoni
italian voice dubbing: Peter Lawford (uncredited)
Guy Marchand
techical advisor (uncredited)
Philippe Mareuil
french voice dubbing: Robert Wagner (uncredited)
Arnold Marquis
german voice dubbing: John Wayne (uncredited)
Jean Martinelli
french voice dubbing: Henry Fonda (uncredited)
Mario Mastria
italian voice dubbing: Richard Todd (uncredited)
Colin Maud
technical advisor (uncredited)
Jean-Claude Michel
french voice dubbing: Richard Burton & Hans Christian Blech (uncredited)
Lillian Michelson
researcher (uncredited)
Roland Ménard
french voice dubbing: Mel Ferrer & Lyndon Brook (uncredited)
Serge Nadaud
french voice dubbing: Eddie Albert (uncredited)
Horst Niendorf
german voice dubbing: Edmond O'Brien (uncredited)
Glauco Onorato
italian voice dubbing: Eddie Albert (uncredited)
Giulio Panicali
italian voice dubbing: Henry Fonda (uncredited)
Nino Pavese
italian voice dubbing: Paul Hartmann (uncredited)
Dina Perbellini
italian voice dubbing: Madeleine Renaud (uncredited)
Bruno Persa
italian voice dubbing: Wolfgang Preiss (uncredited)
Werner Peters
german voice dubbing: Eddie Albert (uncredited)
Heinz Petruo
german voice dubbing: Sean Connery & Christian Marquand (uncredited)
Amilcare Pettinelli
italian voice dubbing: Alexander Knox (uncredited)
Mario Pisu
italian voice dubbing: Edmond O'Brien (uncredited)
Guy Piérauld
french voice dubbing: Red Buttons (uncredited)
Gigi Proietti
italian voice dubbing: Ray Danton (uncredited)
Claude Péran
french voice dubbing: Henry Grace (uncredited)
Giuseppe Rinaldi
italian voice dubbing: Jeffrey Hunter & Richard Beymer (uncredited)
Carlo Romano
italian voice dubbing: Rod Steiger & Hans Christian Blech (uncredited)
Paul Edwin Roth
german voice dubbing: Jean-Louis Barrault (uncredited)
Michel Roux
french voice dubbing: Stuart Whitman (uncredited)
Roger Rudel
french voice dubbing: Jeffrey Hunter (uncredited)
Serge Sauvion
french voice dubbing: Alexander Knox (uncredited)
Erich Schellow
german voice dubbing: Mel Ferrer (uncredited)
Friedrich Schoenfelder
german voice dubbing: Peter Lawford (uncredited)
Siegfried Schürenberg
german voice dubbing: Robert Ryan (german version) (uncredited)
Vinicio Sofia
italian voice dubbing: Norman Rossington (uncredited)
Herbert Stass
german voice dubbing: Red Buttons (uncredited)
Pierre Trabaud
french voice dubbing: Paul Anka (uncredited)
Roger Tréville
french voice dubbing: Robert Mitchum (uncredited)
Massimo Turci
italian voice dubbing: Robert Wagner (uncredited)
Renato Turi
italian voice dubbing: Robert Mitchum (uncredited)
André Valmy
french voice dubbing: Leo Genn & Werner Hinz (uncredited)
Hans Verner
french voice dubbing: Wolfgang Preiss (uncredited)
Howard Vernon
french voice dubbing: Peter van Eyck (uncredited)
Aleardo Ward
italian voice dubbing: Sal Mineo (uncredited)
Claus Wilcke
german voice dubbing: Sal Mineo (uncredited)
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