理查德·伯顿
Richard Burton
饰：Flight Officer David Campbell
肖恩·康纳利
Thomas Sean Connery
饰：Pvt. Flanagan
亨利·方达
Henry Fonda
饰：Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
埃迪·艾伯特
Eddie Albert
饰：Col. Thompson
布尔维尔
Bourvil
饰：Mayor of Colleville
梅尔·费勒
Mel Ferrer
饰：Maj. Gen. Robert Haines
史蒂夫·福里斯特
Steve Forrest
饰：Capt. Harding
唐纳德·休斯敦
Donald Houston
饰：RAF Pilot
杰弗里·亨特
Jeffrey Hunter
饰：Sgt. (later Lt.) John H. Fuller (as Jeff Hunter)
尤尔根斯·库尔特
Curd Jürgens
饰：Maj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt (as Curt Jürgens)
亚历山大·诺克斯
Alexander Knox
饰：Maj. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith
彼特·劳福德
Peter Lawford
饰：Lord Lovat
克里斯蒂安·马康
Christian Marquand
饰：Cmdr. Philippe Kieffer (commando leader)
罗迪·麦克道尔
Roddy McDowall
饰：Pvt. Morris
迈克尔·梅德温
Michael Medwin
饰：Pvt. Watney
萨尔·米涅奥
Sal Mineo
饰：Pvt. Martini
罗伯特·米彻姆
Robert Mitchum
饰：Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
肯尼斯·摩尔
Kenneth More
饰：Capt. Colin Maud
艾德蒙·奥布莱恩
Edmond O'Brien
饰：Gen. Raymond D. Barton
莱斯利·菲利普斯
Leslie Samuel Phillips
饰：RAF Officer
诺曼·罗辛顿
Norman Rossington
饰：Pvt. Clough
罗伯特·瑞安
Robert Ryan
饰：Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
乔治·席格
George Segal
饰：U.S. Army Ranger
罗德·斯泰格尔
Rod Steiger
饰：Destroyer Commander
理查德·托德
Richard Todd
饰：Maj. John Howard
彼得范埃克
Peter van Eyck
饰：Lt. Col. Ocker (as Peter Van Eyck)
罗伯特·瓦格纳
Robert Wagner
饰：U.S. Army Ranger
理查德·沃迪斯
Richard Wattis
饰：British Paratrooper
斯图尔特·惠特曼
Stuart Whitman
饰：Lt. Sheen
乔治·威尔森
Georges Wilson
饰：Alexandre Renaud
约翰·韦恩
John Wayne
饰：Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
让·尚皮恩
Jean Champion
饰：Bit Part (uncredited)
约翰·克劳福德
John Crawford
饰：Col. Caffey (uncredited)
理查德·道森
Richard Dawson
饰：British Soldier (uncredited)
米歇尔·迪绍苏瓦
Michel René Jacques Duchaussoy
饰：Extra (uncredited)
Harry Fowler
饰：British Paratrooper (uncredited)
博纳德·福克斯
Bernard Lawson
饰：British Soldier (uncredited)
贝尔纳·弗雷松
Bernard Fresson
饰：Bit Part (uncredited)
克莱芒·阿拉里
Clément Harari
饰：Bit Part (uncredited)
杰克·海德利
Jack Hedley
饰：RAF Briefing Officer (uncredited)
维克多·麦德瑞
Victor Maddern
饰：Pvt. Hutchinson (uncredited)
霍华德·马里昂-克劳福德
Howard Marion-Crawford
饰：Doctor (uncredited)
约翰·梅永
John Meillon
饰：RAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited)
比尔·纳吉
Bill Nagy
饰：Bit Part (uncredited)
简·菲利普斯
Siân Phillips
饰：WREN (uncredited)
John Robinson
饰：Adm. Sir Bertram Ramsay (uncredited)
鲍伯·斯提尔
Bob Steele
饰：Paratrooper (uncredited)
利昂内尔·维特朗
Lionel Vitrant
饰：The first landed paratrooper, in a garden (uncredited)
多米尼克·扎尔迪
Dominique Zardi
饰：Bit Part (uncredited)
保罗·安卡
Paul Anka
饰：U.S. Army Ranger
阿莱缇
Arletty
饰：Madame Barrault
让·路易斯·巴劳特
Jean-Louis Barrault
饰：Father Louis Roulland
理查德·贝梅尔
Richard Beymer
饰：Schultz
汉斯·克里斯蒂安·布勒希
Hans Christian Blech
饰：Maj. Werner Pluskat
沃尔夫冈·巴特纳
Wolfgang Büttner
饰：Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel
莱德·巴顿斯
Red Buttons
饰：Pvt. John Steele
波利娜·卡尔东
Pauline Carton
饰：Maid
雷·丹顿
Ray Danton
饰：Capt. Frank
伊琳娜·德米克
Irina Demick
饰：Janine Boitard (as Irina Demich)
Fred Dur
饰：U.S. Army Ranger major
杰特·弗罗比
Gert Fröbe
饰：Sgt. Kaffekanne
里奥·吉恩
Leo Genn
饰：Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.
约翰·格雷格森
John Gregson
饰：British Padre
保罗·哈特曼
Paul Hartmann
饰：Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt
Peter Helm
饰：Young GI
Werner Hinz
饰：Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
卡尔·约翰
Karl John
饰：Gen. Wolfgang Hager
费尔南·勒杜
Fernand Ledoux
饰：Louis
杜威·马丁
Dewey Martin
饰：Pvt. Wilder (scenes deleted)
Richard Münch
饰：Gen. Erich Marcks
沃尔夫冈·普莱斯
Wolfgang Preiss
饰：Maj. Gen. Max Pemsel
罗恩·兰德尔
Ron Randell
饰：Joe Williams
马德莱娜·雷诺
Madeleine Renaud
饰：Mother Superior
乔治·里维埃
Georges Rivière
饰：Sgt. Guy de Montlaur (as Georges Riviere)
汤米·桑兹
Tommy Sands
饰：U.S. Army Ranger
让·塞维斯
Jean Servais
饰：RAdm. Janjard
汤姆·特莱昂
Tom Tryon
饰：Lt. Wilson
丹尼尔盖林
Daniel Gélin
饰：Undetermined Role (French Version) (scenes deleted)
弗朗索瓦丝·罗赛
Françoise Rosay
饰：Undetermined Role (French Version) (scenes deleted)
帕特里克·巴尔
Patrick Barr
饰：Group Capt. J.N. Stagg (uncredited)
Michael Beint
Michael Beint
饰：Bit Part (uncredited)
林顿·布洛克
Lyndon Brook
饰：Lt. Walsh (uncredited)
Lucien Camiret
Lucien Camiret
饰：Bit Part (uncredited)
Bryan Coleman
饰：Ronald Callen (uncredited)
马克·达蒙
Mark Damon
饰：Pvt. Harris (uncredited)
Jo D'Avra
饰：French Navy Captain (uncredited)
Eugene Deckers
Eugene Deckers
饰：German Soldier (uncredited)
Pipe Major Leslie de Laspee
饰：Bill Millin - Piper on Beach (uncredited)
Colin Drake
饰：Zanuck (uncredited)
弗兰克·芬莱
Frank Finlay
饰：Pvt. Coke (uncredited)
Robert Freitag
饰：Meyer's Aide (uncredited)
Lutz Gabor
饰：Bit Part (uncredited)
Arnold Gelderman
饰：German Guard on Traintreck (uncredited)
亨利·格雷斯
Henry Grace
饰：Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower (uncredited)
露特·豪斯迈斯特
Ruth Hausmeister
饰：Frau Rommel (uncredited)
米夏埃尔·欣茨
Michael Hinz
饰：Manfred Rommel (uncredited)
帕特里克·乔丹
Patrick Jordan
饰：British Soldier Talking to Major Howard (uncredited)
Til Kiwe
饰：Capt. Helmuth Lang (uncredited)
Michaey Knox
饰：(uncredited)
Simon Lack
饰：Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory (uncredited)
Harry Landis
Harry Landis
饰：British Soldier (uncredited)
吕迪·勒努瓦
Rudy Lenoir
饰：Bit Part (uncredited)
Joseph Lowe
饰：Ranger at Ponte du Hoc (uncredited)
沃尔夫冈·路卡西
Wolfgang Lukschy
饰：Col. Gen. Alfred Jodl (uncredited)
爱德华·米克斯
Edward Meeks
饰：(uncredited)
Kurt Meisel
饰：Capt. Ernst During (uncredited)
托尼·莫邓特
Tony Mordente
饰：Cook (uncredited)
Louis Mounier
饰：Sir Arthur William Tedder (uncredited)
Kurt Pecher
饰：German Commander (uncredited)
Rainer Penkert
饰：Lt. Fritz Theen (uncredited)
莫里斯·波利
Maurice Poli
饰：Jean (uncredited)
Hartmut Reck
饰：Sgt. Bernhard Bergsdorf (uncredited)
Trevor Reid
饰：Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery (uncredited)
海因茨·莱纳克
Heinz Reincke
饰：Col. Josef 'Pips' Priller (uncredited)
Paul Edwin Roth
饰：Col. Schiller (uncredited)
马塞尔·鲁泽
Marcel Rouzé
饰：Bit Part (uncredited)
迪特马尔·舍恩赫尔
Dietmar Schönherr
饰：Luftwaffe Major (uncredited)
Ernst Schröder
饰：Gen. Hans von Salmuth (uncredited)
汉斯·泽恩克尔
Hans Söhnker
饰：Deutscher Offizier (uncredited)
海因茨·施皮茨纳
Heinz Spitzner
饰：Lt. Col. Helmuth Meyer (uncredited)
Nicholas Stuart
饰：Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley (uncredited)
艾丽斯·蒂索
Alice Tissot
饰：Housekeeper (uncredited)
Serge Tolstoy
饰：German Officer (uncredited)
维科·冯·彪罗
Vicco von Bülow
饰：German Officer (uncredited)
法比安
Fabian
梅尔·弗尔
Mel Ferrer
饰：Maj. Gen. Robert Haines
阿莱缇
Arletty
饰：Father Louis Roulland