Cast & Crew

Directed by

Jack Gold

Writing Credits

Howard Barker
(screenplay)
R.C. Sherriff
(play)
Cecil Lewis
(additional material from "Saggitarius Rising")

Cast

Malcolm McDowell
Gresham
Christopher Plummer
Sinclair
Simon Ward
Crawford
Peter Firth
Croft
David Wood
Thompson
John Gielgud
Headmaster
Trevor Howard
Silkin
Richard Johnson
Colonel Lyle
Ray Milland
Brigadier Whale
Christopher Blake
Roberts
Gilles Béhat
Beckenauer
Elliott Cooper
Wade
David Daker
Bennett
Barry Jackson
Joyce
Jacques Maury
Ponnelle
Ron Pember
Eliot
Tim Pigott-Smith
Stoppard
Jeanne Patou
French Singer
Pascale Christophe
Croft's Girl Friend
John Serret
French Colonel
Gerard Paquis
French Officer
Jean Driant
Corporal - Dressing Station
Judy Buxton
French Girl
Tricia Newby
French Girl
Penny Irving
French Girl
Roland Viner
Officer
Steven Pacey
Officer
Kim Lotis
Officer
Colin Rix
Sergeant
James Walsh
Gresham's Batman
Jane Anthony
Katherine
Evelyn Cordeau
French Girl
Paul Henley
Replacement
Paul Rosebury
Replacement
David Arnold
Replacement
James Cormack
School Captain
Victor Harrington
Army Officer Watching Rugby Match
Alan Harris
Officer in Nightclub
Byron Sotiris
Ground Crewman

Produced by

Benjamin Fisz
producer (as S. Benjamin Fisz)
Basil Keys
associate producer
Irwin Margulies
executive producer (uncredited)
Jacques Roitfeld
producer (uncredited)

Music by

Richard Hartley

Cinematography by

Gerry Fisher
director of photography

Editing by

Anne V. Coates

Casting By

Maude Spector

Production Design by

Syd Cain

Makeup Department

Susie Hill
hairdresser
Neville Smallwood
makeup artist

Production Management

Donald Toms
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Derek Cracknell
aerial unit director

Art Department

Maurice Cain
assistant art director
John Bodimeade
storyboard artist (uncredited)
Roy Pembrooke
props (uncredited)
Barry Wilkinson
stand-by props (uncredited)

Sound Department

Jonathan Bates
sound editor
Bill Rowe
dubbing mixer
Ivan Sharrock
sound recordist
Jeremy Hume
assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Derek Meddings
special effects
John Evans
special effects technician (uncredited)
Brian Smithies
special effects technician (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Peter Allwork
aerial photography
Bernard Ford
camera operator
Roy Larner
chargehand electrician
John Fenner
lighting technician (uncredited)
Geoff Mulligan
aerial camera operator (uncredited)
Shaun O'Dell
clapper loader (uncredited)
George Whitear
still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Philippe Pickford
costumes (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Peter Watson
assistant editor

Music Department

Charles Chilton
musical adviser
Richard Hartley
conductor

Script and Continuity Department

Renée Glynne
continuity (as Renee Glynne)

Additional Crew

Barbara Allen
production assistant
Tony Bianchi
pilot
Sue Carrington-Green
assistant to producer
Dennis David
technical adviser (as Group Captain Dennis David C.B.E. D.F.C. A.F.C.)
Wally Eggleden
production accountant (as Walter Eggleden)
Morton A. Epstein
production services under the supervision of: Aces High Production Company
James Gilbert
pilot
Iain Weston
pilot
Allen Wheeler
technical adviser (as Air Commodore Alan Wheeler C.B.E. M.A. F.R.Ae.S.)
Neil Williams
pilot
John Dodds
runner (uncredited)
Tony Tweedale
unit publicist (uncredited)
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