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Cast
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Henry Fonda | As: Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt jr. |
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John Wayne | As: Col. Benjamin Vandervoort |
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Robert Mitchum | As: Brig. Gen. Norman Cota |
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Robert Ryan | As: Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin |
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Arletty | As: Madame Barrault |
Storyline
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that when the Allied invasion comes they must be stopped on the beach. "For the Allies as well as the Germans, it will be the longest day"
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Cast
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Henry Fonda |
Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt jr. |
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John Wayne |
Col. Benjamin Vandervoort |
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Robert Mitchum |
Brig. Gen. Norman Cota |
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Robert Ryan |
Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin |
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Arletty |
Madame Barrault |
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Jean-Louis Barrault |
Father Louis Roulland |
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Bourvil |
Le maire de Colleville |
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Eddie Albert |
Col. Thompson |
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Paul Anka |
U.S. Army Ranger |
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Richard Beymer |
Pvt. Dutch Schultz |
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Hans Christian Blech |
Maj. Werner Pluskat |
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Richard Burton |
Flying Officer David Campbell |
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Wolfgang Büttner |
Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel |
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Red Buttons |
Pvt. John Steele |
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Pauline Carton |
Maid |
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Gert Fröbe |
Sgt. Kaffekanne |
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Mel Ferrer |
Maj. Gen. Robert Haines |
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Robert Wagner |
U.S. Army Ranger |
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Georges Wilson |
Alexandre Renaud |
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Curd Jürgens |
Maj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt |
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Sean Connery |
Pvt. Flanagan |
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Fernand Ledoux |
Louis |
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Madeleine Renaud |
Mother Superior |
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Roddy McDowall |
Pvt. Morris |
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Peter Lawford |
Lord Lovat |
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Christian Marquand |
Cmdr. Philippe Kieffer (commando leader) |
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Rod Steiger |
Destroyer Commander |
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Leo Genn |
Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr. |
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Ray Danton |
Capt. Frank |
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Irina Demick |
Janine Boitard |
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Fred Dur |
U.S. Army Ranger major |
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Fabian |
U.S. Army Ranger |
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Steve Forrest |
Capt. Harding |
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John Gregson |
British Padre |
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Paul Hartmann |
Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt |
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Peter Helm |
Young GI |
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Werner Hinz |
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel |
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Sal Mineo |
Pvt. Martini |
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Donald Houston |
RAF Pilot |
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Jeffrey Hunter |
Sgt. (later Lt.) John H. Fuller |
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Karl John |
Gen. Wolfgang Hager |
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Alexander Knox |
Maj. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith |
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Dewey Martin |
Sgt. Wilder |
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Michael Medwin |
Pvt. Watney |
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Kenneth More |
Capt. Colin Maud |
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Jean Servais |
RAdm. Janjard |
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Richard Münch |
Gen. Erich Marcks |
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Edmond O'Brien |
Gen. Raymond D. Barton |
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Leslie Phillips |
RAF Officer Mac |
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Wolfgang Preiss |
Maj. Gen. Max Pemsel |
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Ron Randell |
Joe Williams |
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Georges Rivière |
Sgt. Guy de Montlaur |
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Norman Rossington |
Pvt. Clough |
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Tommy Sands |
U.S. Army Ranger |
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George Segal |
U.S. Army Ranger |
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Bernard Fox |
Pvt. Hutchinson (uncredited) |
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Richard Todd |
Maj. John Howard |
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Tom Tryon |
Lt. Wilson |
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Peter van Eyck |
Lt. Col. Ocker |
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Richard Wattis |
British Paratrooper |
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Stuart Whitman |
Lt. Sheen |
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Patrick Barr |
Group Capt. J.N. Stagg (uncredited) |
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John Crawford |
Col. Caffey (uncredited) |
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Lyndon Brook |
Lt. Walsh (uncredited) |
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Armin Dahlen |
Blumentritt's Adjutant (uncredited) |
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Mark Damon |
Pvt. Harris (uncredited) |
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Richard Dawson |
British Soldier (uncredited) |
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Eugene Deckers |
German Soldier (uncredited) |
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Gil Delamare |
French Commando (uncredited) |
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Frank Finlay |
Pvt. Coke (uncredited) |
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Harry Fowler |
British Paratrooper (uncredited) |
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Robert Freitag |
Meyer's Aide (uncredited) |
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Bernard Fresson |
French Commando (uncredited) |
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Lutz Gabor |
Bit Part (uncredited) |
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Arnold Gelderman |
German Guard on Traintreck (uncredited) |
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Harold Goodwin |
British Soldier (uncredited) |
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Walter Gotell |
German soldier (uncredited) |
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Henry Grace |
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower (uncredited) |
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Clément Harari |
Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Ruth Hausmeister |
Frau Maria Rommel (uncredited) |
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Jack Hedley |
RAF Briefing Officer (uncredited) |
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Michael Hinz |
Manfred Rommel (uncredited) |
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Walter Horsbrugh |
Adm. Creasey (uncredited) |
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Til Kiwe |
Capt. Helmuth Lang (uncredited) |
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Harry Landis |
British Soldier (uncredited) |
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Wolfgang Lukschy |
Col. Gen. Alfred Jodl (uncredited) |
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Victor Maddern |
Camp Cook (uncredited) |
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Howard Marion-Crawford |
Glider Doctor (uncredited) |
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Neil McCallum |
Canadian Doctor (uncredited) |
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John Meillon |
RAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited) |
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Kurt Meisel |
Capt. Ernst During (uncredited) |
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Gérard Moisan |
Paratrooper (uncredited) |
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Tony Mordente |
Cook (uncredited) |
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Bill Nagy |
Major in Ste. Mère-Eglise (uncredited) |
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Rainer Penkert |
Lt. Fritz Theen (uncredited) |
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Malte Petzel |
German Officer with Rupert (uncredited) |
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John Phillips |
Roosevelt's Aide (uncredited) |
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Siân Phillips |
WRNS Officer (uncredited) |
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Maurice Poli |
Jean (uncredited) |
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Hartmut Reck |
Sgt. Bernhard Bergsdorf (uncredited) |
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Trevor Reid |
Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery (uncredited) |
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Heinz Reincke |
Col. Josef 'Pips' Priller (uncredited) |
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Paul Edwin Roth |
Col. Schiller (uncredited) |
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Dietmar Schönherr |
Luftwaffe Major (uncredited) |
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Ernst Schröder |
Gen. Hans von Salmuth (uncredited) |
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Hans Söhnker |
Deutscher Offizier (uncredited) |
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Heinz Spitzner |
Lt. Col. Helmuth Meyer (uncredited) |
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Nicholas Stuart |
Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley (uncredited) |
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Alice Tissot |
Housekeeper (uncredited) |
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Michel Tureau |
French Commando (uncredited) |
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Roland Urban |
Paratrooper (uncredited) |
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Vicco von Bülow |
Pemsel's adjutant (uncredited) |
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Joe Warfield |
US Army Medic (uncredited) |
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Dominique Zardi |
French Spitfire Pilot (uncredited) |
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Vicco von Bülow |
Pemsel's Adjutant (uncredited) |
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Alexandre Renaud |
Firefighter (uncredited) |
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Clint Eastwood |
British Soldier |
Directed By
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Andrew Marton |
Director |
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Bernhard Wicki |
Director |
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Ken Annakin |
Director |
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Tom Pevsner |
Assistant Director |
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Bernard Farrel |
Assistant Director |
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Gérard Renateau |
Assistant Director |
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Louis Pitzele |
Assistant Director |
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Gerd Oswald |
Director |
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Darryl F. Zanuck |
Director |
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Henry Wise |
Second Assistant Director |
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Jean Herman |
Assistant Director |
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Gerd Oswald |
Second Unit Director |
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Henry Sokal Jr. |
Assistant Director |
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Elmo Williams |
Second Unit Director |
Writing Credits
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Cornelius Ryan |
Screenplay |
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Cornelius Ryan |
Novel |
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Jack Seddon |
Writer |
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David Pursall |
Writer |
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James Jones |
Writer |
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Romain Gary |
Writer |
Production Crew
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Darryl F. Zanuck |
Producer |
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Maude Spector |
Casting |
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Elmo Williams |
Associate Producer |
Edited By
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Samuel E. Beetley |
Editor |
Costume and Makeup
Sound
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Maurice Jarre |
Original Music Composer |
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Joseph de Bretagne |
Sound |
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William Robert Sivel |
Sound |
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Mitch Miller |
Music Arranger |
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Jacques Maumont |
Sound |
Visual Effects
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Wally Veevers |
Visual Effects |
Camera
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Jean Bourgoin |
Director of Photography |
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Walter Wottitz |
Director of Photography |
Lighting
Art Department
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Léon Barsacq |
Art Direction |
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Vincent Korda |
Art Direction |
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Ted Haworth |
Art Direction |
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Gabriel Béchir |
Set Designer |
Other Crew
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Johnny Borgese |
Special Effects |
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Lucie Maria Rommel |
Technical Advisor |
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Roger Bligh |
Technical Advisor |
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Fernand Prevost |
Technical Advisor |
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E. C. Peake |
Technical Advisor |
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Max Pemsel |
Technical Advisor |
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Günther Blumentritt |
Technical Advisor |
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The Earl of Lovat |
Technical Advisor |
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Joseph B. Seay |
Technical Advisor |
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John Howard |
Technical Advisor |
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A. J. Hillebrand |
Technical Advisor |
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Albert Saby |
Technical Advisor |
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Frederick Morgan |
Technical Advisor |
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James Gavin |
Technical Advisor |
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Philippe Kieffer |
Technical Advisor |
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Josef Priller |
Technical Advisor |
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Friedrich Ruge |
Technical Advisor |
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Pierre Koenig |
Technical Advisor |
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James R. Johnson |
Technical Advisor |
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Willard L. Bushy |
Technical Advisor |
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Helmuth Lang |
Technical Advisor |
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Hubert Deschard |
Technical Advisor |
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Werner Pluskat |
Technical Advisor |
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Jean Barral |
Technical Advisor |
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Paul Anka |
Additional Music |
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Jean Fouchet |
Special Effects |
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Karl Baumgartner |
Special Effects |
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Joseph de Bretagne |
Special Effects |
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Gerald Endler |
Special Effects |
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Karl Helmer |
Special Effects |
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Augie Lohman |
Special Effects |
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R.A. MacDonald |
Special Effects |
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Fernando Pérez |
Special Effects |
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Alex Weldon |
Special Effects |
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Paul Wurtzel |
Special Effects |
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Ken Buckle |
Stunts |
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Yvan Chiffre |
Stunts |
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Jack Cooper |
Stunts |
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Gil Delamare |
Stunts |
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Jean-Pierre Janic |
Stunts |
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Gérard Moisan |
Stunts |
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Joe Powell |
Stunts |
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Nosher Powell |
Stunts |
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Alexandre Renaud |
Stunts |
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John Sullivan |
Stunts |
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Lionel Vitrant |
Stunts |
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Ian Yule |
Stunts |
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