1962
Director: Ken Annakin (British exterior episodes)
Andrew Marton (American exterior episodes)
Bernhard Wicki (German episodes)
Darryl F. Zanuck
Writers: Romain Gary additional episodes written by
James Jones additional episodes written by
David Pursall additional episodes written by
Cornelius Ryan book
Cornelius Ryan screenplay
Jack Seddon additional episodes written by
Release Date: October 4, 1962 (USA)
Genre: Action / Drama / History / War
Plot Synopsis: Tells the story of the D-Day invasion of
Normandy in WWII. There are dozens of characters, some seen only
briefly, who together weave the story of five separate invasion
points that made up the operation.
Awards: Won 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 6 nominations
Runtime: 178 min
Cast
Eddie Albert ... Col. Thompson
Paul Anka ... U.S. Army Ranger
Arletty ... Madame Barrault
Jean-Louis Barrault ... Father Louis Roulland
Richard Beymer ... 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 (as Irina Demich)
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 at flight base
Jeffrey Hunter ... Sgt. (later Lt.) John H. Fuller (as Jeff Hunter)
Karl John ... Gen. Wolfgang Hager
Curd Jürgens ... Maj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt (as Curt Jürgens)
Alexander Knox ... Maj. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith
Peter Lawford ... Lord Lovat
Fernand Ledoux ... Louis
Christian Marquand ... Cmdr. Philippe Kieffer (commando leader)
Dewey Martin ... Pvt. 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 ... Royal Air Force officer
Wolfgang Preiss ... Maj. Gen. Max Pemsel
Ron Randell ... Joe Williams
Madeleine Renaud ... Mother Superior
Georges Rivière ... Sgt. Guy de Montlaur (as Georges Riviere)
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. Janjard
Rod Steiger ... Destroyer commander
Richard Todd ... Maj. John Howard
Tom Tryon ... Lt. Wilson
Peter van Eyck ... Lt. Col. Ocker (as Peter Van Eyck)
Robert Wagner ... U.S. Army Ranger
Richard Wattis ... British Paratrooper
Stuart Whitman ... Lt. Sheen
Georges Wilson ... Alexandre Renaud
John Wayne ... Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Daniel Gélin ... Undetermined Role (French Version) (scenes
deleted)
Françoise Rosay ... Undetermined Role (French Version)
(scenes deleted)
Patrick Barr ... Group Capt. J.N. Stagg
Michael Beint ... Bit part
Lyndon Brook ... Lt. Walsh
Lucien Camiret ... Bit part
Jean Champion ... Bit part
Bryan Coleman ... Ronald Callen
John Crawford ... Col. Caffey
Mark Damon ... Pvt. Harris
Jo D'Avra ... French Navy captain
Richard Dawson ... British soldier
Eugene Deckers ... German soldier
Colin Drake ... Zanuck
Michel Duchaussoy ... Extra
Frank Finlay ... Pvt. Coke
Harry Fowler ... British Paratrooper
Bernard Fox ... British soldier
Robert Freitag ... Meyer's aide
Bernard Fresson ... Bit part
Lutz Gabor ... Bit part
Harold Goodwin ... British Infantryman
Henry Grace ... Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Clément Harari ... Bit part
Ruth Hausmeister ... Frau Rommel
Jack Hedley ... RAF briefing officer
Michael Hinz ... Manfred Rommel
Til Kiwe ... Capt. Helmuth Lang
Mickey Knox ...
Simon Lack ... Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory
Rudy Lenoir ... Bit part
Joseph Lowe ... Ranger at Ponte du Hoc
Wolfgang Lukschy ... Col. Gen. Alfred Jodl
Victor Maddern ... Pvt. Hutchinson
Howard Marion-Crawford ... Doctor
Neil McCallum ... Bit part
Edward Meeks ...
John Meillon ... RAdm. Alan G. Kirk
Kurt Meisel ... Capt. Ernst During
Bill Millin ... Himself (piper on beach)
Tony Mordente ... Cook
Louis Mounier ... Sir Arthur William Tedder
Bill Nagy ... Bit part
Kurt Pecher ... German commander
Rainer Penkert ... Lt. Fritz Theen
Siân Phillips ... WREN
Maurice Poli ... Jean
Hartmut Reck ... Sgt. Bernhard Bergsdorf
Trevor Reid ... Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Heinz Reincke ... Col. Josef 'Pips' Priller
John Robinson ... Adm. Sir Bertram Ramsay
Paul Edwin Roth ... Col. Schiller
Marcel Rouzé ... Bit part
Dietmar Schönherr ... Luftwaffe major
Ernst Schröder ... Gen.Hans von Salmuth
Hans Söhnker ... Deutscher Offizier
Heinz Spitzner ... Lt. Col. Helmuth Meyer
Bob Steele ... Paratrooper
Lee Strasberg ... Sergeant Forster
Nicholas Stuart ... Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley
Alice Tissot ... Housekeeper
Serge Tolstoy ... German officer
Lionel Vitrant ... The first landed paratrooper, in a garden
Vicco von Bülow ... German officer
Dominique Zardi ... Bit part
Produced by: Elmo Williams .... associate producer
Darryl F. Zanuck .... producer
