Sprachen
Deutsch, Englisch, Finnisch, Französisch, Norwegisch, Polnisch, Portugiesisch, Spanisch, Thailändisch
Schauspieler
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 (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), 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. John H. Fuller), Karl John (Gen. Wolfgang Hager), Curd Jürgens (Maj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt), 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), 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), 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), Robert Wagner (U.S. Army Ranger), Richard Wattis (British Paratrooper), Stuart Whitman (Lt. Sheen), Colin Drake (Zanuck)