Reach Master Sword, Section Two A. Third wave ashore on time.

Description: The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view. Cast: Col. Thompson: Eddie Albert U.S. Army Ranger: Charles Bondi Madame Barrault: Arletty Father Louis Roulland: Jean-Louis Barrault Pvt. Dutch Schultz: Richard Beymer Maj. Werner Pluskat: Hans Christian Blech Mayor of Colleville: Bourvil Flying Officer David Campbell: Richard Burton Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel: Wolfgang Büttner Pvt. John Steele: Red Buttons Maid: Pauline Carton Pvt. Flanagan: Sean Connery Capt. Frank: Ray Danton Janine Boitard: Irina Demick U.S. Army Ranger Major: Fred Dur Maj. Gen. Robert Haines: Mel Ferrer Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.: Henry Fonda Capt. Harding: Steve Forrest Sgt. Kaffekanne: Gert Fröbe Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.: Leo Genn British Padre: John Gregson Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt: Paul Hartmann Young GI: Peter Helm Field Marshal Erwin Rommel: Werner Hinz RAF Pilot: Donald Houston Sgt. (later Lt.) John H. Fuller: Jeffrey Hunter Gen. Wolfgang Hager: Karl John Maj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt: Curd Jürgens Maj. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith: Alexander Knox Lord Lovat: Peter Lawford Louis: Fernand Ledoux Cmdr. Philippe Kieffer - Commando Leader: Christian Marquand Sgt. Wilder (scenes deleted): Dewey Martin Pvt. Morris: Roddy McDowall Pvt. Watney: Michael Medwin Pvt. Martini: Sal Mineo Brig. Gen. Norman Cota: Robert Mitchum Capt. Colin Maud: Kenneth More Gen. Erich Marcks: Richard Münch Gen. Raymond D. Barton: Edmond O'Brien RAF Officer Mac: Leslie Phillips Maj. Gen. Max Pemsel: Wolfgang Preiss Joe Williams: Ron Randell Mother Superior: Madeleine Renaud Sgt. Guy de Montlaur (as Georges Riviere): Georges Rivière Pvt. Clough: Norman Rossington Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin: Robert Ryan RAdm. Janjard: Jean Servais Destroyer Commander: Rod Steiger Maj. John Howard: Richard Todd Lt. Wilson: Tom Tryon Lt. Col. Ocker: Peter van Eyck British Paratrooper: Harry Fowler Lt. Sheen: Stuart Whitman Alexandre Renaud: Georges Wilson Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort: John Wayne Undetermined Role (French Version) (scenes deleted): Françoise Rosay Group Capt. J.N. Stagg: Patrick Barr Man at Resistance HQ: Yves Barsacq Officer at Eisenhower Briefing: Geoffrey Bayldon Minor Role: Marcel Rouzé Lt. Walsh: Lyndon Brook Bit Part: Lucien Camiret French Resistance Fighter: Jean Champion Paratrooper: Roland Urban Ronald Callen: Bryan Coleman Officer On Bridge Behind Destroyer Commander: Gary Collins Col. Caffey: John Crawford French Navy Captain: Jo D'Avra Blumentritt's Adjutant: Armin Dahlen Pvt. Harris: Mark Damon British Soldier: Harry Landis Bill Millin - Piper on Beach: Leslie de Laspee German Soldier: Rudy Lenoir French Commando: Michel Tureau Zanuck: Colin Drake Pvt. Coke: Frank Finlay Pvt. Hutchinson: Bernard Fox Meyer's Aide: Robert Freitag German Guard on Train Track: Arnold Gelderman Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower: Henry Grace Frau Maria Rommel: Ruth Hausmeister RAF Briefing Officer: Jack Hedley Manfred Rommel: Michael Hinz Adm. Creasey: Walter Horsbrugh British Soldier Talking to Maj. Howard: Patrick Jordan Capt. Helmuth Lang: Til Kiwe US Airman with Bandaged Eye: Mickey Knox Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory: Simon Lack US Army Ranger Sparrow: Joseph Lowe Col. Gen. Alfred Jodl: Wolfgang Lukschy Camp Cook: Victor Maddern Glider Doctor: Howard Marion-Crawford Canadian Doctor: Neil McCallum US Army Soldier Talking to Gen. Cota: Edward Meeks RAdm. Alan G. Kirk: John Meillon Capt. Ernst During: Kurt Meisel Cook: Tony Mordente Air Marshal Tedder: Louis Mounier Undetermined Role: Al Mulock Major in Ste. Mère-Eglise: Bill Nagy German Commander: Kurt Pecher Lt. Fritz Theen: Rainer Penkert German Officer with Rupert: Malte Petzel Roosevelt's Aide: John Phillips WRNS Officer: Siân Phillips Jean: Maurice Poli Sgt. Bernhard Bergsdorf: Hartmut Reck Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery: Trevor Reid Col. Josef 'Pips' Priller: Heinz Reincke Firefighter: Alexandre Renaud Adm. Sir Bertram Ramsay: John Robinson Col. Schiller: Paul Edwin Roth Gen. Hans von Salmuth: Ernst Schröder Luftwaffe Major: Dietmar Schönherr Lt. Col. Helmuth Meyer: Heinz Spitzner Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley: Nicholas Stuart German Officer: Serge Tolstoy Housekeeper: Alice Tissot First Landed Paratrooper in a Garden: Lionel Vitrant Pemsel's Adjutant: Vicco von Bülow US Army Medic: Joe Warfield French Spitfire Pilot: Dominique Zardi Written by: Cornelius Ryan, Romain Gary, James Jones Director: Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Gerd Oswald Production: Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, 20th Century Fox Release date: 04 Oct 1962