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Producer Darryl F Zanuck's classic Oscar-nominated recreation of the Allied landings in Normandy on June 6 1944. The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view

Keywords:

Action, Drama, War, Historical, History, Based-on-True-Story, World War, Movie, Film, Movies, Films, WWII, Nazi, WW2, Oscar Best Picture Nominated, World War 2

Additional Information:

(Black and white) (1962) (USA) (5 Star)

Cast:

Eddie Albert	.... Col. Thompson
Paul Anka	.... U.S. Army Ranger
Arletty	.... Madame Barrault
Jean-Louis Barrault	.... Father Louis Roulland
Richard Beymer	.... Schultz
Hans-Christian Blech	.... Maj. Werner Pluskat

Supporting Cast:

Bourvil	.... Mayor of Colleville
Richard Burton	.... Flight Officer David Campbell
Wolfgang Büttner	.... Maj. General 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. General Robert Haines
Henry Fonda	.... Brig. General Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Steve Forrest	.... Capt. Harding
Gert Fröbe	.... Sgt. Kaffekanne

Directors:

Ken Annakin
Andrew Marton

Writers:

Romain Gary
James Jones

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