John Wayne
Role: Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
Robert Mitchum
Role: Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
Henry Fonda
Role: Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Richard Burton
Role: Flying Officer David Campbell
Sean Connery
Role: Pvt. Flanagan
Leslie Phillips
Role: RAF Officer Mac
Robert Ryan
Role: Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Paul Anka
Role: U.S. Army Ranger
Wolfgang Büttner
Role: Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel
Mel Ferrer
Role: Maj. Gen. Robert Haines
Ray Danton
Role: Capt. Frank
Peter Lawford
Role: Lord Lovat
Eddie Albert
Role: Col. Thompson
Arletty
Role: Madame Barrault
Jean-Louis Barrault
Role: Father Louis Roulland
Richard Beymer
Role: Pvt. Dutch Schultz
Hans Christian Blech
Role: Maj. Werner Pluskat
Bourvil
Role: Mayor of Colleville
Red Buttons
Role: Pvt. John Steele
Irina Demick
Role: Janine Boitard, a resistance
Fred Dur
Role: U.S. Army Ranger Major
Fabian
Role: U.S. Army Ranger
Steve Forrest
Role: Capt. Harding
Gert Fröbe
Role: Sgt. Kaffekanne
Leo Genn
Role: Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.
John Gregson
Role: British Padre
Paul Hartmann
Role: Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt
Werner Hinz
Role: Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
Donald Houston
Role: RAF Pilot
Jeffrey Hunter
Role: Sgt. (later Lt.) John H. Fuller
Karl John
Role: Gen. Wolfgang Häger
Curd Jürgens
Role: Maj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt
Alexander Knox
Role: Maj. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith
Fernand Ledoux
Role: Louis
Christian Marquand
Role: Cmdr. Philippe Kieffer - Commando Leader
Dewey Martin
Role: Sgt. Wilder
Roddy McDowall
Role: Pvt. Morris
Michael Medwin
Role: Pvt. Watney
Sal Mineo
Role: Pvt. Martini
Kenneth More
Role: Capt. Colin Maud
Richard Münch
Role: Gen. Erich Marcks
Edmond O'Brien
Role: Gen. Raymond D. Barton
Wolfgang Preiss
Role: Maj. Gen. Max Pemsel
Ron Randell
Role: Joe Williams
Madeleine Renaud
Role: Mother Superior
Georges Rivière
Role: Sgt. Guy de Montlaur
Norman Rossington
Role: Pvt. Clough
Tommy Sands
Role: U.S. Army Ranger
George Segal
Role: U.S. Army Ranger
Jean Servais
Role: RAdm. Janjard
Rod Steiger
Role: Destroyer Commander
Richard Todd
Role: Maj. John Howard
Tom Tryon
Role: Lt. Wilson
Peter van Eyck
Role: Lt. Col. Ocker
Robert Wagner
Role: U.S. Army Ranger
Richard Wattis
Role: British Paratrooper
Stuart Whitman
Role: Lt. Sheen
Georges Wilson
Role: Alexandre Renaud
Patrick Barr
Role: Group Capt. J.N. Stagg (uncredited)
Lyndon Brook
Role: Lt. Walsh (uncredited)
John Crawford
Role: Col. Caffey (uncredited)
Armin Dahlen
Role: Blumentritt's Adjutant (uncredited)
Mark Damon
Role: Pvt. Harris (uncredited)
Richard Dawson
Role: British Soldier (uncredited)
Eugene Deckers
Role: German Soldier (uncredited)
Gil Delamare
Role: French Commando (uncredited)
Frank Finlay
Role: Pvt. Coke (uncredited)
Harry Fowler
Role: British Paratrooper (uncredited)
Bernard Fox
Role: Pvt. Hutchinson (uncredited)
Robert Freitag
Role: Meyer's Aide (uncredited)
Bernard Fresson
Role: French Commando (uncredited)
Lutz Gabor
Role: Minor Role (uncredited)
Arnold Gelderman
Role: German Guard on Train Track (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin
Role: British Soldier (uncredited)
Walter Gotell
Role: German Soldier (uncredited)
Henry Grace
Role: Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower (uncredited)
Clément Harari
Role: Minor Role (uncredited)
Ruth Hausmeister
Role: Frau Maria Rommel (uncredited)
Jack Hedley
Role: RAF Briefing Officer (uncredited)
Michael Hinz
Role: Manfred Rommel (uncredited)
Walter Horsbrugh
Role: Adm. Creasey (uncredited)
Til Kiwe
Role: Capt. Helmuth Lang (uncredited)
Harry Landis
Role: British Soldier (uncredited)
Wolfgang Lukschy
Role: Col. Gen. Alfred Jodl (uncredited)
Victor Maddern
Role: Camp Cook (uncredited)
Howard Marion-Crawford
Role: Glider Doctor (uncredited)
Neil McCallum
Role: Canadian Doctor (uncredited)
John Meillon
Role: RAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited)
Kurt Meisel
Role: Capt. Ernst During (uncredited)
Gérard Moisan
Role: Paratrooper (uncredited)
Tony Mordente
Role: Cook (uncredited)
Bill Nagy
Role: Major in Ste. Mère-Eglise (uncredited)
Rainer Penkert
Role: Lt. Fritz Theen (uncredited)
Malte Petzel
Role: German Officer with Rupert (uncredited)
John Phillips
Role: Roosevelt's Aide (uncredited)
Siân Phillips
Role: WRNS Officer (uncredited)
Maurice Poli
Role: Jean (uncredited)
Hartmut Reck
Role: Sgt. Bernhard Bergsdorf (uncredited)
Trevor Reid
Role: Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery (uncredited)
Heinz Reincke
Role: Col. Josef 'Pips' Priller (uncredited)
Alexandre Renaud
Role: Firefighter (uncredited)
Paul Edwin Roth
Role: Col. Schiller (uncredited)
Ernst Schröder
Role: Gen. Hans von Salmuth (uncredited)
Dietmar Schönherr
Role: Luftwaffe Major (uncredited)
Heinz Spitzner
Role: Lt. Col. Helmuth Meyer (uncredited)
Nicholas Stuart
Role: Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley (uncredited)
Hans Söhnker
Role: German Officer (uncredited)
Alice Tissot
Role: Housekeeper (uncredited)
Michel Tureau
Role: French Commando (uncredited)
Roland Urban
Role: Paratrooper (uncredited)
Vicco von Bülow
Role: Pemsel's Adjutant (uncredited)
Joe Warfield
Role: US Army Medic (uncredited)
Dominique Zardi
Role: French Spitfire Pilot (uncredited)
