Le Jour le plus long
Evocation du débarquement allié en Normandie, le 6 Juin 1944, étape par étape : les préparatifs puis le parachutage des premiers libérateurs sur le Cotentin, suivis par avions ou bateaux de milliers de soldats américains et de pays d’Europe.[1]
Distribution 148
- Eddie AlbertCol. Thompson
- Paul AnkaU.S. Army Ranger
- ArlettyMadame Barrault
- Patrick BarrGroup Capt. J.N. Stagg (uncredited)
- Jean-Louis BarraultFather Louis Roulland
- Michael BeintMinor Role (uncredited)
- Richard BeymerPvt. Dutch Schultz
- Hans Christian BlechMaj. Werner Pluskat
- Lyndon BrookLt. Walsh (uncredited)
- BourvilMayor of Colleville
- Richard BurtonFlight Officer David Campbell
- Wolfgang BüttnerMaj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel
- Red ButtonsPvt. John Steele
- Lucien CamiretBit Part (uncredited)
- Pauline CartonMaid
- Jean ChampionFrench Resistance Fighter (uncredited)
- Bryan ColemanRonald Callen (uncredited)
- Sean ConneryPvt. Flanagan
- John CrawfordCol. Caffey (uncredited)
- Jo D’Avra
- Mark DamonPvt. Harris (uncredited)
- Ray DantonCapt. Frank
- Richard DawsonBritish Soldier (uncredited)
- Irina DemickJanine Boitard
- Eugene DeckersGerman Soldier (uncredited)
- Colin DrakeZanuck (uncredited)
- Michel DuchaussoyMinor Role (uncredited)
- Fred DurU.S. Army Ranger Major
- Mel FerrerMaj. Gen. Robert Haines
- Frank FinlayPvt. Coke (uncredited)
- Henry FondaBrig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
- Steve ForrestCapt. Harding
- Harry FowlerBritish Paratrooper (uncredited)
- Bernard FoxPvt. Hutchinson (uncredited)
- Robert FreitagMeyer’s Aide (uncredited)
- Bernard FressonFrench Commando (uncredited)
- Gert FröbeSgt. Kaffekanne
- Lutz GaborMinor Role (uncredited)
- Daniel Gélin
- Leo GennBrig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.
- Harold GoodwinBritish Soldier (uncredited)
- Henry GraceGen. Dwight D. Eisenhower (uncredited)
- John GregsonBritish Padre
- Clément HarariMinor Role (uncredited)
- Paul HartmannField Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt
- Ruth HausmeisterFrau Maria Rommel (uncredited)
- Jack HedleyRAF Briefing Officer (uncredited)
- Peter HelmYoung GI
- Michael HinzManfred Rommel (uncredited)
- Werner HinzField Marshal Erwin Rommel
- Donald HoustonRAF Pilot
- Jeffrey HunterSgt. (later Lt.) John H. Fuller
- Karl JohnGen. Wolfgang Häger
- Patrick JordanLt. Richard Todd (uncredited)
- Curd JürgensMaj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt
- Til KiweCapt. Helmuth Lang (uncredited)
- Alexander KnoxMaj. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith
- Mickey KnoxUS Airman with Bandaged Eye (uncredited)
- Simon LackAir Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory (uncredited)
- Peter LawfordLord Lovat
- Fernand LedouxLouis
- Rudy LenoirGerman Soldier (uncredited)
- Joseph Lowe
- Wolfgang LukschyCol. Gen. Alfred Jodl (uncredited)
- Victor MaddernCamp Cook (uncredited)
- Howard Marion-CrawfordGlider Doctor (uncredited)
- Christian MarquandCmdr. Philippe Kieffer - Commando Leader
- Dewey MartinSgt. Wilder
- Marc Mazza
- Neil McCallumCanadian Doctor (uncredited)
- Roddy McDowallPvt. Morris
- Michael MedwinPvt. Watney
- Edward MeeksUS Army Soldier Talking to Gen. Cota (uncredited)
- John MeillonRAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited)
- Kurt MeiselCapt. Ernst During (uncredited)
- Sal MineoPvt. Martini
- Robert MitchumBrig. Gen. Norman Cota
- Tony MordenteCook (uncredited)
- Kenneth MoreCapt. Colin Maud
- Maurice PoliJean (uncredited)
- Louis Mounier
- Richard MünchGen. Erich Marcks
- Bill NagyMajor in Ste. Mère-Eglise (uncredited)
- Edmond O’BrienGen. Raymond D. Barton
- Kurt PecherGerman Commander (uncredited)
- Rainer PenkertLt. Fritz Theen (uncredited)
- Leslie PhillipsRAF Officer Mac
- Siân PhillipsWRNS Officer (uncredited)
- Wolfgang PreissMaj. Gen. Max Pemsel
- Ron RandellJoe Williams
- Hartmut ReckSgt. Bernhard Bergsdorf (uncredited)
- Trevor ReidGen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery (uncredited)
- Heinz ReinckeCol. Josef 'Pips' Priller (uncredited)
- Madeleine RenaudMother Superior
- Georges RivièreSgt. Guy de Montlaur
- John RobinsonAdm. Sir Bertram Ramsay (uncredited)
- Françoise Rosay
- Norman RossingtonPvt. Clough
- Paul Edwin RothCol. Schiller (uncredited)
- Marcel RouzéMinor Role (uncredited)
- Robert RyanBrig. Gen. James M. Gavin
- Tommy SandsU.S. Army Ranger
- Dietmar SchönherrLuftwaffe Major (uncredited)
- Ernst SchröderGen. Hans von Salmuth (uncredited)
- George SegalU.S. Army Ranger
- Jean ServaisRAdm. Janjard
- Hans SöhnkerGerman Officer (uncredited)
- Heinz SpitznerLt. Col. Helmuth Meyer (uncredited)
- Bob Steele
- Rod SteigerDestroyer Commander
- Lee Strasberg
- Nicholas StuartLt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley (uncredited)
- Alice TissotHousekeeper (uncredited)
- Richard ToddMaj. John Howard
- Serge Tolstoy
- Tom TryonLt. Wilson
- Peter van EyckLt. Col. Ocker
- Lionel VitrantFirst Landed Paratrooper in Garden (uncredited)
- Vicco von Bülow
- Robert WagnerU.S. Army Ranger
- Richard WattisBritish Paratrooper
- Stuart WhitmanLt. Sheen
- Georges WilsonAlexandre Renaud
- John WayneLt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
- Dominique ZardiFrench Spitfire Pilot (uncredited)
- FabianU.S. Army Ranger
- Armin DahlenBlumentritt’s Adjutant (uncredited)
- Gil DelamareFrench Commando (uncredited)
- Arnold GeldermanGerman Guard on Train Track (uncredited)
- Walter GotellGerman Soldier (uncredited)
- Harry LandisBritish Soldier (uncredited)
- Gérard MoisanParatrooper (uncredited)
- Malte PetzelGerman Officer with Rupert (uncredited)
- John PhillipsRoosevelt’s Aide (uncredited)
- Alexandre RenaudFirefighter (uncredited)
- Michel TureauFrench Commando (uncredited)
- LoriotPemsel’s Adjutant (uncredited)
- Joe WarfieldUS Army Medic (uncredited)
- Yves BarsacqMan at Resistance HQ (uncredited)
- Geoffrey BayldonOfficer at Eisenhower Briefing (uncredited)
- Charles BondiU.S. Army Ranger (uncredited)
- Garrett CassellDead Soldier (uncredited)
- Yvan ChiffreParatrooper (uncredited)
- Gary CollinsOfficer on Bridge Behind Destroyer Commander (uncredited)
- Jean-Pierre JanicParatrooper (uncredited)
- Guy MarchandParachutist (uncredited)
- Al MulockBit Part (uncredited)
- Roland UrbanParatrooper (uncredited)
Équipe technique
- Réalisation
- Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Bernhard Wicki
- Scénario
- Cornelius Ryan, David Pursall, Romain Gary, Jack Seddon
- Image
- Jean Bourgoin, Walter Wottitz
- Musique
- Maurice Jarre
- Montage
- Samuel E. Beetley
- Production
- Darryl F. Zanuck
Affiches 7
Photographies 10
