Cast & crew

The Longest Day (1962)

Directed by Ken Annakin, Bernhard Wicki, Andrew Marton Written by Cornelius Ryan, James Jones, Romain Gary, David Pursall, Jack Seddon

Cast

Leslie Phillips RAF Officer Mac
Robert Ryan Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Paul Anka U.S. Army Ranger
Wolfgang BĂĽttner Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel
Mel Ferrer Maj. Gen. Robert Haines
Eddie Albert Col. Thompson
Peter Lawford Lord Lovat
Ray Danton Capt. Frank
Arletty Madame Barrault
Jean-Louis Barrault Father Louis Roulland
Irina Demick Janine Boitard
Steve Forrest Capt. Harding
Fred Dur U.S. Army Ranger Major
Fabian U.S. Army Ranger
Gert Fröbe Sgt. Kaffekanne
Leo Genn Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.
Peter Helm Young GI
John Gregson British Padre
Paul Hartmann Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt
Werner Hinz Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
Ron Randell Joe Williams
Madeleine Renaud Mother Superior
Wolfgang Preiss Maj. Gen. Max Pemsel
Georges Rivière Sgt. Guy de Montlaur
Norman Rossington Pvt. Clough
Tommy Sands U.S. Army Ranger
George Segal U.S. Army Ranger
Jean Servais RAdm. Janjard
Rod Steiger Destroyer Commander
Eugene Deckers German Soldier (uncredited)
John Crawford Col. Caffey (uncredited)
Armin Dahlen Blumentritt's Adjutant (uncredited)
Mark Damon Pvt. Harris (uncredited)
Richard Dawson British soldier (uncredited)
Gil Delamare French Commando (uncredited)
Harry Fowler British Paratrooper (uncredited)
Frank Finlay Pvt. Coke (uncredited)
Bernard Fox Pvt. Hutchinson (uncredited)
Harry Landis British soldier (uncredited)
Michael Hinz Manfred Rommel (uncredited)
Walter Horsbrugh Adm. Creasey (uncredited)
Til Kiwe Capt. Helmuth Lang (uncredited)
Wolfgang Lukschy Col. Gen. Alfred Jodl (uncredited)
Neil McCallum Canadian Doctor (uncredited)
Victor Maddern Camp Cook (uncredited)
Howard Marion-Crawford Glider Doctor (uncredited)
John Meillon RAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited)
Trevor Reid Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery (uncredited)
Alexandre Renaud Firefighter (uncredited)
Paul Edwin Roth Col. Schiller (uncredited)
Hartmut Reck Sgt. Bernhard Bergsdorf (uncredited)
Heinz Reincke Col. Josef 'Pips' Priller (uncredited)
Dietmar Schönherr Luftwaffe Major (uncredited)
Nicholas Stuart Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley (uncredited)
Ernst Schröder Gen. Hans von Salmuth (uncredited)
Heinz Spitzner Lt. Col. Helmuth Meyer (uncredited)
Hans Söhnker German Officer (uncredited)
Alice Tissot Housekeeper (uncredited)
Michel Tureau French Commando (uncredited)
Roland Urban Paratrooper (uncredited)
Vicco von BĂĽlow Pemsel's Adjutant (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Janic Paratrooper (uncredited)
Patrick Jordan Lt. Richard Todd (uncredited)
Simon Lack Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory (uncredited)
Mickey Knox US Airman with Bandaged Eye (uncredited)
John Robinson Adm. Sir Bertram Ramsay (uncredited)
Marcel Rouzé Minor Role (uncredited)
Lionel Vitrant First Landed Paratrooper in Garden (uncredited)
John Wayne Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
Robert Mitchum Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
Henry Fonda Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Richard Burton Flight Officer David Campbell
Sean Connery Pvt. Flanagan
Pauline Carton Maid
Richard Beymer Pvt. Dutch Schultz
Hans Christian Blech Maj. Werner Pluskat
Bourvil Mayor of Colleville
Red Buttons Pvt. John Steele
Jeffrey Hunter Sgt. (later Lt.) John H. Fuller
Donald Houston RAF Pilot
Karl John Gen. Wolfgang Häger
Curd JĂĽrgens Maj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt
Alexander Knox Maj. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith
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
Kenneth More Capt. Colin Maud
Richard MĂĽnch Gen. Erich Marcks
Edmond O'Brien Gen. Raymond D. Barton
Richard Todd Maj. John Howard
Tom Tryon Lt. Wilson
Peter van Eyck Lt. Col. Ocker
Robert Wagner U.S. Army Ranger
Patrick Barr Group Capt. J.N. Stagg (uncredited)
Richard Wattis British Paratrooper
Stuart Whitman Lt. Sheen
Georges Wilson Alexandre Renaud
Lyndon Brook Lt. Walsh (uncredited)
Lutz Gabor Minor Role (uncredited)
Arnold Gelderman German Guard on Train Track (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin British soldier (uncredited)
Robert Freitag Meyer's Aide (uncredited)
Bernard Fresson French Commando (uncredited)
Walter Gotell German Soldier (uncredited)
Henry Grace Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower (uncredited)
Clément Harari Minor Role (uncredited)
Ruth Hausmeister Frau Maria Rommel (uncredited)
Jack Hedley RAF Briefing Officer (uncredited)
Gérard Moisan Paratrooper (uncredited)
Tony Mordente Cook (uncredited)
Kurt Meisel Capt. Ernst During (uncredited)
Bill Nagy Major in Ste. Mère-Eglise (uncredited)
Rainer Penkert Lt. Fritz Theen (uncredited)
Malte Petzel German Officer with Rupert (uncredited)
John Phillips Roosevelt's Aide (uncredited)
Siân Phillips WRNS Officer (uncredited)
Maurice Poli Jean (uncredited)
Dominique Zardi French Spitfire Pilot (uncredited)
Joe Warfield US Army Medic (uncredited)
Geoffrey Bayldon Officer at Eisenhower Briefing (uncredited)
Michael Beint Minor Role (uncredited)
Yves Barsacq Man at Resistance HQ (uncredited)
Charles Bondi U.S. Army Ranger (uncredited)
Lucien Camiret Bit part (uncredited)
Garrett Cassell Dead Soldier (uncredited)
Jean Champion French Resistance Fighter (uncredited)
Gary Collins Officer on Bridge Behind Destroyer Commander (uncredited)
Yvan Chiffre Paratrooper (uncredited)
Bryan Coleman Ronald Callen (uncredited)
Colin Drake Zanuck (uncredited)
Michel Duchaussoy Minor Role (uncredited)
Guy Marchand Parachutist (uncredited)
Al Mulock Bit part (uncredited)
Kurt Pecher German Commander (uncredited)
Rudy Lenoir German Soldier (uncredited)
Edward Meeks US Army Soldier Talking to Gen. Cota (uncredited)

Crew

Cornelius Ryan Screenplay
Jean Bourgoin Director of Photography
Walter Wottitz Director of Photography
Samuel E. Beetley Editor
Ken Annakin Director
Bernhard Wicki Director
Andrew Marton Director
Darryl F. Zanuck Producer
Cornelius Ryan Novel
Maurice Jarre Original Music Composer
Léon Barsacq Art Direction
Ted Haworth Art Direction
Maude Spector Casting
Elmo Williams Associate Producer
Jean Herman Assistant Director
Gabriel Béchir Set Designer
Vincent Korda Art Direction
Gerd Oswald Second Unit Director
Elmo Williams Second Unit Director
Jack Cooper Stunts
Yvan Chiffre Stunts
Gil Delamare Stunts
Joe Powell Stunts
Karl Helmer Special Effects
Nosher Powell Stunts
John Sullivan Stunts
Henry Wise Second Assistant Director
Ian Yule Stunts
Alexandre Renaud Stunts
Jean-Pierre Janic Stunts
Henry Sokal Jr. Assistant Director
Gerald Endler Special Effects
Augie Lohman Special Effects
Alex Weldon Special Effects
Wally Veevers Visual Effects
Joseph de Bretagne Special Effects
Gérard Moisan Stunts
Ken Buckle Stunts
Lionel Vitrant Stunts
Romain Gary Script Supervisor
Karl Baumgartner Special Effects
R.A. MacDonald Special Effects
David Pursall Script Consultant
Guy Tabary Aerial Camera
John McCorry Wardrobe Coordinator
David S. Horsley Additional Visual Effects
Vincent Rossell Still Photographer
Jack Seddon Script Consultant
Jean Fouchet Visual Effects
Erich Maria Remarque Script Consultant
Bob Cuff Matte Painter
Lucie Lichtig Continuity
Frank Khoury Driver
James Jones Writer
Mitch Miller Music Arranger
Romain Gary Writer
David Pursall Writer
Jack Seddon Writer
Jacques Maumont Sound
William Robert Sivel Sound
Bernard Farrel Assistant Director
Tom Pevsner Assistant Director
Joseph de Bretagne Sound
Louis Pitzele Assistant Director
Josef Priller Technical Advisor
Lucie Maria Rommel Technical Advisor
Jean Fouchet Special Effects
Paul Anka Additional Music
GĂĽnther Blumentritt Technical Advisor
Helmuth Lang Technical Advisor
Joseph B. Seay Technical Advisor
E. C. Peake Technical Advisor
Friedrich Ruge Technical Advisor
James Gavin Technical Advisor
Albert Saby Technical Advisor
A. J. Hillebrand Technical Advisor
Fernand Prevost Technical Advisor
Frederick Morgan Technical Advisor
Jean Barral Technical Advisor
John Howard Technical Advisor
Gérard Renateau Assistant Director
Philippe Kieffer Technical Advisor
The Earl of Lovat Technical Advisor
Hubert Deschard Technical Advisor
Max Pemsel Technical Advisor
Werner Pluskat Technical Advisor
Roger Bligh Technical Advisor
James R. Johnson Technical Advisor
Pierre Koenig Technical Advisor
Julien Derode Production Manager
Lee Katz Production Manager
Louis Wipf Production Manager
Willard L. Bushy Technical Advisor
Christian Ferry Production Manager
Mentor Huebner Production Illustrator
Johnny Borgese Special Effects
Gerd Oswald Co-Director
Darryl F. Zanuck Co-Director
Paul Wurtzel Special Effects Technician
Fernando Pérez Special Effects Technician
Pierre Levent Additional Photography
Henri Persin Additional Photography
Hal Millar Special Effects
Romain Gary Script Consultant
James Jones Script Consultant
Sam Gordon Property Master
Mickey Knox Dialogue Coach
Maurice Jarre Conductor
Lillian Michelson Researcher