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The Longest Day (1962) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Ken Annakin ... (British exterior episodes)
Andrew Marton ... (American exterior episodes)
Gerd Oswald ... (scenes deleted) (French exterior episodes) (parachuting scenes in Sainte-Mère-Église) (uncredited)
Bernhard Wicki ... (German episodes)
Darryl F. Zanuck ... (several interior scenes) (uncredited)

Writing Credits  

Cornelius Ryan ... (screenplay)
 
Cornelius Ryan ... (book)
 
Romain Gary ... (additional episodes written by) &
James Jones ... (additional episodes written by) &
David Pursall ... (additional episodes written by) &
Jack Seddon ... (additional episodes written by)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Eddie Albert ... Col. Thompson
Paul Anka ... U.S. Army Ranger
Arletty ... Madame Barrault
Jean-Louis Barrault ... Father Louis Roulland
Richard Beymer ... Pvt. Dutch Schultz
Hans Christian Blech ... Maj. Werner Pluskat
Bourvil ... Mayor of Colleville
Richard Burton ... Flying Officer David Campbell
Wolfgang Büttner 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 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
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 ... Sgt. Wilder (scenes deleted)
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 ... RAF Officer Mac
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 (uncredited)
Yves Barsacq ... Man at Resistance HQ (uncredited)
Geoffrey Bayldon ... Officer at Eisenhower Briefing (uncredited)
Michael Beint Michael Beint ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Charles Bondi Charles Bondi ... U.S. Army Ranger (uncredited)
Lyndon Brook ... Lt. Walsh (uncredited)
Lucien Camiret Lucien Camiret ... Bit Part (uncredited)
Garrett Cassell Garrett Cassell ... Dead Solider (uncredited)
Jean Champion ... French Resistance Fighter (uncredited)
Yvan Chiffre Yvan Chiffre ... Paratrooper (uncredited)
Bryan Coleman Bryan Coleman ... Ronald Callen (uncredited)
Gary Collins ... Officer On Bridge Behind Destroyer Commander (uncredited)
John Crawford ... Col. Caffey (uncredited)
Jo D'Avra Jo D'Avra ... French Navy Captain (uncredited)
Armin Dahlen ... Blumentritt's Adjutant (uncredited)
Mark Damon ... Pvt. Harris (uncredited)
Richard Dawson ... British Soldier (uncredited)
Leslie de Laspee Leslie de Laspee ... Bill Millin - Piper on Beach (uncredited)
Eugene Deckers ... German Soldier (uncredited)
Gil Delamare ... French Commando (uncredited)
Colin Drake Colin Drake ... Zanuck (uncredited)
Michel Duchaussoy ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Frank Finlay ... Pvt. Coke (uncredited)
Harry Fowler ... British Paratrooper (uncredited)
Bernard Fox ... Pvt. Hutchinson (uncredited)
Robert Freitag ... Meyer's Aide (uncredited)
Bernard Fresson ... French Commando (uncredited)
Lutz Gabor Lutz Gabor ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Arnold Gelderman Arnold Gelderman ... German Guard on Train Track (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin ... British Soldier (uncredited)
Walter Gotell ... German Soldier (uncredited)
Henry Grace Henry Grace ... Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower (uncredited)
Clément Harari ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Ruth Hausmeister Ruth Hausmeister ... Frau Maria Rommel (uncredited)
Jack Hedley ... RAF Briefing Officer (uncredited)
Michael Hinz ... Manfred Rommel (uncredited)
Walter Horsbrugh Walter Horsbrugh ... Adm. Creasey (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Janic Jean-Pierre Janic ... Paratrooper (uncredited)
Patrick Jordan ... Lt. Richard Todd - British Soldier Talking to Maj. Howard (uncredited)
Til Kiwe ... Capt. Helmuth Lang (uncredited)
Mickey Knox ... US Airman with Bandaged Eye (uncredited)
Simon Lack ... Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory (uncredited)
Harry Landis ... British Soldier (uncredited)
Rudy Lenoir Rudy Lenoir ... German Soldier (uncredited)
Joseph Lowe Joseph Lowe ... US Army Ranger Sparrow (uncredited)
Wolfgang Lukschy ... Col. Gen. Alfred Jodl (uncredited)
Victor Maddern ... Camp Cook (uncredited)
Guy Marchand ... Parachutist (uncredited)
Howard Marion-Crawford ... Glider Doctor (uncredited)
Neil McCallum ... Canadian Doctor (uncredited)
Edward Meeks Edward Meeks ... US Army Soldier Talking to Gen. Cota (uncredited)
John Meillon ... RAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited)
Kurt Meisel ... Capt. Ernst During (uncredited)
Gérard Moisan Gérard Moisan ... Paratrooper (uncredited)
Tony Mordente ... Cook (uncredited)
Louis Mounier Louis Mounier ... Air Marshal Tedder (uncredited)
Al Mulock Al Mulock ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Bill Nagy ... Major in Ste. Mère-Eglise (uncredited)
Kurt Pecher Kurt Pecher ... German Commander (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)
Hartmut Reck Hartmut Reck ... Sgt. Bernhard Bergsdorf (uncredited)
Trevor Reid ... Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery (uncredited)
Heinz Reincke ... Col. Josef 'Pips' Priller (uncredited)
Alexandre Renaud Alexandre Renaud ... Firefighter (uncredited)
John Robinson John Robinson ... Adm. Sir Bertram Ramsay (uncredited)
Paul Edwin Roth ... Col. Schiller (uncredited)
Marcel Rouzé Marcel Rouzé ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Ernst Schröder Ernst Schröder ... Gen. Hans von Salmuth (uncredited)
Dietmar Schönherr ... Luftwaffe Major (uncredited)
Heinz Spitzner Heinz Spitzner ... Lt. Col. Helmuth Meyer (uncredited)
Nicholas Stuart ... Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley (uncredited)
Hans Söhnker ... German Officer (uncredited)
Alice Tissot ... Housekeeper (uncredited)
Serge Tolstoy Serge Tolstoy ... German Officer (uncredited)
Michel Tureau ... French Commando (uncredited)
Roland Urban Roland Urban ... Paratrooper (uncredited)
Lionel Vitrant ... First Landed Paratrooper in a Garden (uncredited)
Vicco von Bülow Vicco von Bülow ... Pemsel's Adjutant (uncredited)
Joe Warfield ... US Army Medic (uncredited)
Dominique Zardi ... French Spitfire Pilot (uncredited)

Produced by 

Elmo Williams ... associate producer
Darryl F. Zanuck ... producer

Music by 

Maurice Jarre

Cinematography by 

Jean Bourgoin ... (photography)
Walter Wottitz ... (photography)

Editing by 

Samuel E. Beetley

Art Direction by 

Léon Barsacq ... (as Leon Barsacq)
Ted Haworth ... (as Ted Aworth)
Vincent Korda

Production Management 

Julien Derode ... production manager (uncredited)
Christian Ferry ... production manager (uncredited)
Lee Katz ... production manager (uncredited)
Louis Wipf ... production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Bernard Farrel ... assistant director
Tom Pevsner ... assistant director
Louis Pitzele ... assistant director
Gerard Renateau ... assistant director
Henry Wise ... second assistant director
Jean Herman ... assistant director (uncredited)
Gerd Oswald ... director: parachute drop scene (uncredited) / second unit director (uncredited)
Henri W. Sokal ... assistant director (uncredited)
Elmo Williams ... second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Gabriel Béchir ... set designer (uncredited)
Sam Gordon ... property master (uncredited)
Mentor Huebner ... production illustrator (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Joseph de Bretagne ... sound (as Jo De Bretagne)
Jacques Maumont ... sound
Gene Radzik ... stereo sound consultant: Dolby: 2004 5.1 update
William Robert Sivel ... sound (as William Sivel)

Special Effects by 

Karl Baumgartner ... special effects (uncredited)
Johnny Borgese ... special effects (uncredited)
Joseph de Bretagne ... special effects (uncredited)
Gerald Endler ... special effects (uncredited)
Karl Helmer ... special effects (uncredited)
Augie Lohman ... special effects (uncredited)
R.A. MacDonald ... special effects (uncredited)
Fernando Pérez ... special effects crew (uncredited)
Alex Weldon ... special effects (uncredited)
Paul Wurtzel ... special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by 

Jean Fouchet ... optical effects
Bob Cuff ... matte painter (uncredited)
David S. Horsley ... additional visual effects (uncredited)
Wally Veevers ... visual effects (uncredited)

Stunts 

Ken Buckle ... stunts (uncredited)
Yvan Chiffre ... stunts (uncredited)
Jack Cooper ... stunts (uncredited)
Gil Delamare ... stunts (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Janic ... stunts (uncredited)
Gérard Moisan ... stunts (uncredited)
Joe Powell ... stunts (uncredited)
Nosher Powell ... stunts (uncredited)
Alexandre Renaud ... fire stunts (uncredited)
John Sullivan ... stunts (uncredited)
Lionel Vitrant ... stunts (uncredited)
Ian Yule ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Pierre Levent ... cinematographer: incidental photography (uncredited)
Henri Persin ... cinematographer: incidental photography (uncredited)
Vincent Rossell ... still photographer (uncredited)
Guy Tabary ... aerial photographer (uncredited) / helicopter photographer (uncredited)

Casting Department 

Maude Spector ... casting: UK (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

John McCorry ... wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department 

Paul Anka ... composer: thematic music
Maurice Jarre ... conductor
Mitch Miller ... music arranger: thematic music

Script and Continuity Department 

Romain Gary ... script consultant (uncredited)
James Jones ... script consultant (uncredited)
Lucie Lichtig ... continuity (uncredited)
David Pursall ... script consultant (uncredited)
Erich Maria Remarque ... script consultant (uncredited)
Jack Seddon ... script consultant (uncredited)

Transportation Department 

Frank Khoury ... driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Jean Barral ... technical advisor: France (as Commandant Jean Barral)
Roger Bligh ... technical advisor: USA (as Lt. Col. Roger Bligh)
Günther Blumentritt ... military consultant (as General Günther Blumentritt)
Willard L. Bushy ... technical advisor: USA (as Commander Willard L. Bushy)
Maurice Chauvet ... technical advisor
Hubert Deschard ... technical advisor: France (as Commandant Hubert Deschard)
James M. Gavin ... military consultant (as Lieutenant General James Gavin)
A.J. Hillebrand ... technical advisor: USA (as Lt. Col. A.J. Hillebrand)
John Howard ... military consultant (as Major John Howard D.S.O. C. de G.)
James R. Johnson ... technical advisor: England (as Col. James R. Johnson D.S.O. O.B.E.)
Philippe Kieffer ... military consultant (as Capitaine De Fregate Philippe Kieffer)
Pierre Koenig ... military consultant (as General D'Armee Pierre Koenig)
Helmut Lang ... military consultant (as Captain Helmut Lang)
Simon Fraser 15th Lord Lovat ... military consultant (as Brigadier The Earl of Lovat D.S.O. M.C.)
Frederick Morgan ... military consultant (as General Sir Frederick Morgan)
E.C. Peake ... technical advisor: England (as Lt. Commander E.C. Peake R.N.)
Max Pemsel ... military consultant (as Lieutenant General Max Pemsel)
Werner Pluskat ... military consultant (as Major Werner Pluskat)
Fernand Prevost ... technical advisor: France (as Capitaine Fernand Prevost)
Josef Priller ... military consultant (as Colonel Josef Priller)
Lucie Marie Rommel ... military consultant (as Frau Lucie Maria Rommel)
Friedrich Ruge ... military consultant (as Vice Admiral Friedrich Ruge)
Albert Saby ... technical advisor: France (as Colonel Albert Saby)
Joseph B. Seay ... technical advisor: USA (as Colonel Joseph B. Seay)
Elmo Williams ... coordinator of battle episodes
Gilbert Chomat ... helicopter pilot: additional photography (uncredited)
Fred Hift ... publicist (uncredited)
Jonny Jendrich ... technical advisor (uncredited)
Mickey Knox ... dialogue coach (uncredited)
Guy Marchand ... techical advisor (uncredited)
Colin Maud ... technical advisor (uncredited)
Howard Vernon ... voice dubbing: Ernst Schröder (french version) (uncredited)

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