Cast & Crew

Directed by

Delbert Mann

Writing Credits

Robert Pirosh
(screenplay)
Sy Bartlett
(story)

Cast

Rock Hudson
Col. Jim Caldwell
Rod Taylor
Col. Hollis Farr
Mary Peach
Victoria Caldwell
Barry Sullivan
Col. Bill Fowler
Kevin McCarthy
Gen. 'Happy Jack' Kirby
Henry Silva
Col. Joe Garcia
Leora Dana
Mrs. Evelyn Fowler
Robert Lansing
Sgt. Banning
Richard Anderson
Col. Ralph Josten
Richard LePore
Sgt. Kemler
Robert Bray
Lt. Col. Gales
Jim Bannon
Col. Morse
Nelson Leigh
Gen. Aymes
Russ Bender
Col. Torrance
John McKee
Maj. Travis
Ben Wright
Leighton. S.A.C. Observer
Louise Fletcher
Mrs. Kemler
John Holland
Lord Beresford, S.A.C. Observer
Ed Prentiss
Duty Controller
R. Wayland Williams
Capt. Hutchens
Leif Erickson
Gen. Hewitt
Dorothy Abbott
Mrs. Josten
Fletcher Allen
Flight Dispatcher
David Armstrong
Officer
Mary Benoit
Nurse
John Davidson
Hadley - S.A.C. Observer
Brandon De Wilde
Bill Fowler Jr
Robert Dornan
Non-Com
Logan Field
Major
Paul Frees
Ranger #15
Phil Garris
Crew Member
Wayne Heffley
Radar Navigator
Don House
Minor Role
Jay Jacobus
Bill Fowler Jr.
Matty Jordan
Co-Pilot
Ed Kemmer
Pilot
Mike Kincaid
Pilot
Edward Knight
Pilot
Syl Lamont
Sergeant
George Lymburn
Co-Pilot
Pat McCaffrie
Co-Pilot
Frances Mercer
Grey Lady
Steve Mitchell
Master Sergeant
Ray Montgomery
Capt. Line
Karen Norris
Secretary
Gene O'Donnell
Lt. Col. Inspector
John Pickard
Controller
Ward Ramsey
Colonel George Brooks
Pat Renella
Sergeant
Bing Russell
Captain
Page Slattery
Co-Pilot
Diana Spencer
Officer's Wife
Ted Stanhope
Prentiss, S.A.C. Observer
Marjorie Stapp
Ann Morse
Clay Tanner
Patient
Brad Trumbull
Co-Pilot
Don Voyne
Navigator
Stuart Wade
Pilot
Steve Welles
Airman
John Zaremba
Flight Surgeon

Produced by

Sy Bartlett
producer

Music by

Jerry Goldsmith

Cinematography by

Russell Harlan
director of photography

Editing by

Russell F. Schoengarth

Art Direction by

Henry Bumstead
Alexander Golitzen

Set Decoration by

Robert Priestley
(as Robert Priestly)

Makeup Department

Larry Germain
hair stylist
Bud Westmore
makeup artist
Jean Austin
hair stylist (uncredited)
Mark Reedall
makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

Edward Muhl
in charge of production
Ernest B. Wehmeyer
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Joseph C. Behm
assistant director
Robert D. Webb
second unit director
Terry Morse Jr.
second assistant director (uncredited)
Foster H. Phinney
assistant director (uncredited)
James Welch
assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Fred Knoth
set coordinator (uncredited)
Frank Nifong
props (uncredited)
Julius Rosenkrantz
props (uncredited)

Sound Department

Joe Lapis
sound
Waldon O. Watson
sound
James R. Alexander
sound (uncredited)
Robert L. Bratton
sound effects (uncredited)
Victor Goode
sound (uncredited)
John Oliver
sound (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Ray Fernstrom
camera operator: second unit (as Raymond Fernstrom)
Jim Hilbert
grip (uncredited)
Rollie Lane
still photographer (uncredited)
Robert L. Morrison
assistant camera (uncredited)
Bill Neff
gaffer (uncredited)
Deke Smith
grip (uncredited)
Frank Stanley
assistant camera (uncredited)
Jack Whitman
camera operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Irene
gowns designer: Miss Peach
Seth Banks
wardrobe (uncredited)
Olive Koenitz
wardrobe (uncredited)
Norman Mayreis
wardrobe (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Robert Schulte
assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department

Joseph Gershenson
music supervisor
Israel Baker
musician: violin (uncredited)
Vince De Rosa
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Richard Nash
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Dorothy Remsen
musician: harp (uncredited)
Ethmer Roten
musician: flute (uncredited)
David Tamkin
orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Teresa Brachetto
script supervisor (uncredited)

Transportation Department

Frank Khoury
driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Paul Mantz
director of aerial unit
Winston E. Moore
technical advisor (as Lt. Col. Winston E. Moore U.S.A.F.)
Norman Stuart
dialogue coach
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