For Grosse Admiral Erich Raeder, let's try Juergen Prochnow. Perhaps other possibilities for Juergen would be Feld Marschalls Erwin Rommel/Werner von Brauchitsch.
Nigel Havers/Russell Crowe as Major General Tillet, Royal Army.
Sky Dumont as Feld Marschall Gerd von Rundstest, or Jodl, or, possibly, Armin von Roon--an homage to the original.
For Hack Peters, let's try David James Elliot.
As an homage to the original, Hunter Schlesinger (little "Louis Henry"), could play Briny! Perhaps Elijah Wood as Briny?? Age Hunter's mug a bit, and he could also be Avram Rabinowitz.
Lance Henricksen as Ike. Alternately, Lance could play Admiral Spruance. Other possibilities for Spruance could be Chris Cooper/Kevin Costner/Matthew Modine.
Kevin could also do Admiral Chester Nimitz. As could Mark Harmon.
Robert Conrad as Breckinridge Long, Harry S. Truman, or Senator Lacouture.
Sean Astin as Warren's gunner, "Cornett".
Bentley Mitchum (as an homage to his grandfather) could play Warren's CAG.
Michael Weatherly/Max Martini/Matt Dillon/Jason London/Skeet Ulrich/Matthew Broderick/Matthew McConaughey as Lady Aster.
George Takei/Sam Watanabe/Takakura Ken as Admiral Yamamoto.
Gerald MacRainey/Michael Gaston/Charles Haid/Viggo Mortenssen as Captain Miles Browning.
Sir Ian McKellan/Tom Wilkinson/Sir Ian Holm as Alistair "Talky" Tudsbury.
Tom could possibly also do Hermann Goering.
Recycle Milton Johns as Dr. Karl Goerdeler, the leader of the '44 plot to kill Hitler.
Francisco Quinn/Billy Zane/David Straithairn as J. Robert Oppenheimer.
Patrick Labyourteaux as Bunky Thuston.
Robin Ellis ("Ross Plodark")/Robert Powell ("Jesus of Nazareth")/Ben Cross ("Chariots of Fire", "Dark Shadows--The Revival") as Field Marshall Bernard Law Montgomery.
Jeremy Black (the "Hitler Kids" from "The Boys from Brazil") as Adolf Hitler!
Michael Savage as Fred Fearing.
Robert Patrick as Russ Carton. Patrick could also perhaps play Admiral Husband E. Kimmel.
Catherine Bell/Patricia Heaton/Sela Ward/Lauren Holly as Rho.
Another possibility for Robert Patrick could be Dr. Palmer Kirby, as could be Mel Gibson/Patrick Duffy. Maybe even recycle Barry Bostwick as Palmer!!
Kate Winslet as Pamela.
Sean Murray/Steven Culp as Leslie Slote.
Josh Hartnett/Scott Foley/Kenneth Mitchell ("Eric Green", "Jericho") as Warren.
Robert Patrick/Gerald MacRainey as Admiral Jack "Jocko" Larkin possibilities.
Reese Witherspoon/Kirsten Dunst/Ashley Scott as Janice.
Leonard Nimoy/Bruce Weitz as Berel. Another possibility for Leonard would be as Dr. Aaron Jastrow. And still another homage to the original would be Topol as Dr. Jastrow.
Phillip Seymour-Hoffmann/Herbert Groenemeyer (the Nazi Naval War Correspondent from "Das Boot") as Dr. Werner Beck. Herbert could alternately play Heirich Himmler--or fatten him up, and he could be another Hermann Goering possibility.
Rutger Hauer/Wolf Kahler (The first Commandant of Theresienstadt, "Boerger", from the original "War and Remembrance") as Ribbentrop.
Martin Semmelrogge ("2nd Mate"/"No. 2", "Das Boot") as U-Boat Captain/Squadron Leader Priebke (aboard the "Bremen").
Jon Cypher/R. G. Armstrong as Admiral William Standley (Ret.).
Jonathin Frid as Ludwig Rosenthal (An homage to his former producer, from his "Dark Shadows" days.). Mr. Frid could be another Admiral Standley possibility.
Joanna Going/Terri Hatcher/Winona Ryder as Natalie/Selma Ascher, with Alicia Coppola only, as Selma Ascher.
John M. Jackson/Sam Elliot/Daniel J. Travanti/James B. Sikking/Keith Carradine as Admiral Ernest King.
Steven Berkoff (Now, where have we heard THAT name before??); this time, as Soviet Admiral Gorshev!
Bill Smitrovitch as General "Moose" Fitzgerald.
Robert DiNiro/Chris Mitchum (an homage to ol' Dad)/James Mitchum (another homage to ol'Dad)/Stacy Keach as Pug.
Liv Tyler/Brittany Tiplady/Pauley Perette as Madeliene Henry Anderson.
Leonardo DiCaprio as Simon Anderson, Madeliene's husband.
Tom Beringer/Mel Gibson/Robert Vaughn/Ben Murphy ("Warren", from "The Winds of War") as FDR. Jane Alexander reprises again--thirty years later, as Eleanor Roosevelt. Another Eleanor possibility, with appropriate makeup, would be Meghan Gallagher.
Rush Limbaugh as Hugh Cleveland!
Ralph Fiennes plays SS Major Karl Rahm. And Uwe Ochsenkneckt (the assistant CPO from "Das Boot") as his aide, Haindl.
Jason Isaacs plays Eichmann. With brown contacts, Jason could also do Dr. Goebbels. Still another possibility for Jason would be Philip Rule.
Joaquin Phoenix as SS Maj. Blobel, or Auschwitz Commandant Rudolph Hoess.
Randy Quaid/Tom Sizemore/Michael Madsen/R. Lee Ermey as Bull Halsey.
Terry O'Quinn as General Omar Bradley. Terry could be an Ike possibility.
Peter Outerbridge ("Millennium") is another Admiral Spruance possibility.
Adam Goldberg/Jonathan Silverman as Udam. These two could be Berel possibilities.
Say, I'd be really interested to see how Seinfeld would do in serious drama. Try him . . . as Berel!!
Hristo Shopov ("Pontius Pilate", "The Passion of the Christ") as General Yevlenko.
Hubertus Bengsch (the "First Mate/XO/No. 1", "Das Boot")/Helmut Greim as Wolf Stoller.
Billy Boyd as British Meteorologist J.M. Stagg.
With judicious makeup, and, shave his head, Chuck Norris as General Patton!
Sir Anthony Hopkins/Edward Woodward ("The Equalizer")/Kevin McNally ("Poldark") as Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill!
Dominic Monaghan as RAF ace, Ted Gallard, Pam's boyfriend.
Anther possibility for Robert Patrick would be Consul General Jim Gaither.
Kristen Cloke ("Dr. Lara Means", "Millennium")/Jane Seymour (AGAIN!!) as the Comtesse de Chambrun.
Timothy Dalton/Richard Morant ("Dr. Ennys I", "Poldark")/Michael Cadman ("Dr. Ennys II", "Poldark")/Sean Bean/David Wenham/James Aubrey/John Duttine/Simon Williams ("James Bellamy" from "Upstairs, Downstairs") as Air Commander/Marshall/Lord Bourne-Wilke.
Other possibilities for Gerald MacRainey include Admiral Leahy, Ike, or General Omar Bradley.
Stephen James Lang/Randy Quaid/Wings Hauser as General Leslie Groves.
And Al Pacino in a cameo as Enrico Fermi.
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