Ken Annakin Director Andrew Marton Director Bernhard Wicki Director John Wayne Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort Actor Robert Mitchum Brig. Gen. Norman Cota Actor Henry Fonda Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. Actor Rod Steiger Destroyer Commander Actor Robert Ryan Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin Actor Peter Lawford Lord Lovat Actor Richard Burton Flying Officer David Campbell Actor Richard Beymer Schultz Actor Jeffrey Hunter John H. Fuller Actor Sal Mineo Pvt. Martini Actor Roddy McDowall Pvt. Morris Actor Eddie Albert Col. Thompson Actor Curd Jürgens Maj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt Actor Gert Fröbe Sgt. Kaffekanne Actor Sean Connery Pvt. Flanagan Actor Robert Wagner U.S. Army Ranger Actor Red Buttons Pvt. John Steele Actor Mel Ferrer Maj. Gen. Robert Haines Actor Darryl F Zanuck Producer Cornelius Ryan Screenwriter Maurice Jarre Original Music