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