L'incroyable casting!
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 soldier
Stuart Whitman .... Lt. Sheen
Georges Wilson .... Alexandre Renaud
John Wayne .... Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
J'adore!!!
A noter que ce film est passé à la télé française en version colorisé dans les années 90! Un seul mot : Beurk!