OT; The Longest Day

[James Langham]

Originally Posted by Sanjuro

Forgive me if this has been posted here before; when you watch the movie The Longest Day; have a look for Richard Todd's character, Major John Howard.
Uniquely among the cast, Todd actually fought on D-Day; while he did not play himself, he was a platoon commander in the airborne unit led by Howard. At one point IIRC he even speaks to a character called "Toddy."

I believe but am not certain that one of the actors playing a Ranger had climbed Pointe du Hoc on 6th June 1944.