Dirk Bogarde
James Caan
Michael Caine
Sean Connery
Edward Fox
Elliott Gould
Gene Hackman
Anthony Hopkins
Hardy Krüger
Ryan O'Neal
Dirk Bogarde as Lt. Gen. Browning
James Caan as SSgt. Eddie Dohun
Michael Caine as Lt. Col. J.O.E. Vandeleur
Sean Connery as Maj. Gen. Roy Urquhart
Edward Fox as Lt. Gen. Brian Horrocks
Elliott Gould as Col. Robert Stout
Gene Hackman as Maj. Gen. Stanislaw Sosabowski
Anthony Hopkins as Lt. Col. John Frost
Hardy Krüger as Maj. Gen. Ludwig
Ryan O'Neal as Brig. Gen. James Gavin
Laurence Olivier as Dr. Jan Spaander
Robert Redford as Maj. Julian Cook
Maximilian Schell as Lt. Gen. Wilhelm Bittrich
Liv Ullmann as Kate Ter Horst
Denholm Elliott as RAF meteorologist officer