Cast & Crew

Directed by

George Seaton
Henry Hathaway
(winter outdoor scenes) (uncredited)

Writing Credits

Arthur Hailey
(novel)
George Seaton
(written for the screen by)

Cast

Burt Lancaster
Mel Bakersfeld
Dean Martin
Vernon Demerest
Jean Seberg
Tanya Livingston
Jacqueline Bisset
Gwen Meighen
George Kennedy
Joe Patroni
Helen Hayes
Ada Quonsett
Van Heflin
D.O. Guerrero
Maureen Stapleton
Inez Guerrero
Barry Nelson
Anson Harris
Dana Wynter
Cindy Bakersfeld
Lloyd Nolan
Harry Standish
Barbara Hale
Sarah Demerest
Gary Collins
Cy Jordan
John Findlater
Peter Coakley
Jessie Royce Landis
Harriet DuBarry Mossman
Larry Gates
Commissioner Ackerman
Peter Turgeon
Marcus Rathbone
Whit Bissell
Mr. Davidson
Virginia Grey
Mrs. Schultz
Eileen Wesson
Judy Barton
Paul Picerni
Dr. Compagno
Robert Patten
Captain Benson
Clark Howat
Bert Weatherby
Lew Brown
Reynolds
Ilana Dowding
Robbie Bakersfeld
Lisa Gerritsen
Libby Bakersfeld
James Nolan
Father Steven Lonigan
Patty Poulsen
Joan
Ena Hartman
Ruth
Malila Saint Duval
Maria
Sharon Harvey
Sally
Albert Reed
Lt. Ned Ordway
Jodean Lawrence
Marie Patroni
Nancy Ann Nelson
Bunnie
Dick Winslow
Mr. Schultz
Lou Wagner
Schuyler Schultz
Janis Hansen
Sister Katherine Grace
Mary Jackson
Sister Felice
Shelly Novack
Rollings
Chuck Daniel
Parks
Charles Brewer
Diller
Fletcher Allen
Dispatcher
Leon Alton
Man on Dias / Man at Club (uncredited)
Merry Anders
Mrs. Burt Ball
Ricky Anderson
William Downey
Ray Andrade
Pietro Carmona
Maria Andre
Mrs. Portola
Nadine Arlyn
Jennifer Barry
Ray Ballard
Gilbert Price
Larry Barton
Rabbi Leo Bernstein
Michael Bell
Airport Bus Driver
Savannah Bentley
Virginia Lopez
Herb Boomhower
Passenger
Chuck Bowman
New York Dispatcher
William Boyett
Jack Ingram
Chuckie Bradley
Dee Gilroy
James Bradley
Jack Stone
Eve Brent
Mrs. David Corman
Robert Brubaker
Dr. Nash
Dee Carroll
Florence
Dort Clark
Dr. Henry Bron
Ellen Clark
Anne Gordon
Tamar Cooper
Carol Blake
Cathleen Cordell
Mrs. William Donovan
Nick Cravat
Nick Valli
Susan Curtis
Elizabeth Yorker
Carol Daniels
Loretta Manning
Hal K. Dawson
Ben Bradley
Ed Deemer
Co-Pilot Crowley
Larry Delaney
Frank
John Delgado
Ingram's Assistant
John N. Denend
Douglas
John Dennis
Cab Driver
Kaye Elhardt
Kay Hart
John Eloff
Jack Elliott
Reginald Fenderson
Dr. Grant
John Francis
Maurice David
Wilma Francis
Elegant Woman Passenger
Mark Gardner
Richard Kalin
Don Gazzaniga
Carlo Di Tomaso
Sandra Gould
Millie Miles
Neil Grant
Roger Whitney
Joe Gray
Antonio Piace
Michael J. Grayson
David Corman
Larry Greenfield
Minneapolis Controller #1
Warren Hammack
Irwin Jansen
Marc Hannibal
Sgt. Edward Washington
Harry Harvey
Dr. Avery Smith
Thomas Browne Henry
Prof. Charles Ruch
Art Hern
Charlie Kaplan
Mary Gail Hobbs
Mrs. Cary Jay
Fred Holliday
Chester Jennings
Wendy Howard
Mrs. Alan Bramson
William Hudson
Mr. Donovan
Jill Jackson
Mrs. Ben Bradley
Frank Jamus
Inspector Frank Barrow
Andrew Johnson
Sterling
Bobby Johnson
Red Cap
Dale Johnson
James Mott
Judith Jordan
Bea
Gordon Jump
Man Inspecting Hole in Plane
Walter Woolf King
Cindy's Father
Robert Knapp
Jack Dunlap
Ron Koslow
Mark Harris
Paul La Capria
Italian Boy
Damian London
Praying Father
Marco Lopez
Harold Lopez
Celia Lovsky
Mrs. Williams
Adrienne Marden
Gertrude Cochran
Richard Mathews
Controller #2
David Mauro
Mario Vitale
Allison McKay
Mrs. Irwin Jansen
Eve McVeagh
Mrs. Henry Bron
Fredricka Meyers
Zena Van Dann
Belle Mitchell
Bertha Kaplan
Dallas Mitchell
Danny
Michèle Montau
Rosa Di Tomaso
Barbara Morrison
Mrs. James Mott
Don Nagel
Martin Rose
John Nolan
Richard Ross
William H. O'Brien
Waiter at Men's Club
Kathleen O'Malley
Mrs. Chuck Beale
Tom Pace
David Norton
Jim Parker
Controller #3
Vic Perrin
Crabby Man
Joe Ploski
Diner Patron
Murray Pollack
Wellman
Pat Priest
Mrs. Jerry Copeland
Quinn K. Redeker
John Reindel
Leoda Richards
White-Haried Lady on Dais
Arnold Roberts
Commuter at Airport
George R. Robertson
Richard Stout
Sondra Rodgers
Margaret Rogers
Don Ross
John
Marion Ross
Joan Myers
Robert C. Ross
Chuck Beale
Michael Rougas
Navigator
Benny Rubin
Sam Lasky
Dick Russell
Jerry Copeland
Jackie Russell
Holly Barry
Mark Russell
Pfc. Bud Miller
Frank J. Scannell
Ted Fields
Susan Seaforth Hayes
First Class Flight Attendant
Michael Sevareid
Fowler
Johnny Silver
Franco Spinetti
Eric Sinclair
David Knight
Cap Somers
Commuter at Airport
Michael Stearns
Donald Pyne
Mike Steele
Banquet MC
Ron Stokes
Taxi Driver
Arlen Stuart
Sally Catalano
Leslie Summers
Lynn Mason
Joel Thingvall
Teen in Terminal
Towyna Thomas
Mrs. Smith
Glenn Thompson
Controller #1
Bee Tompkins
Kate Jameson
Richard Van Vleet
Passenger in Military Uniform
Dawn Villere
Dawn Williams
Bud Walls
Dr. Alan Bramson
Rick Warick
Burt Ball
Wally West
Commuter at Airport
Vince Williams
Cleveland Dispatcher
Frederick Worlock
Frederick Williams

Produced by

Ross Hunter
producer
Gordon Cornell Layne
associate producer (uncredited)
Jacque Mapes
associate producer

Music by

Alfred Newman

Cinematography by

Ernest Laszlo
director of photography

Editing by

Stuart Gilmore

Art Direction by

E. Preston Ames
Alexander Golitzen

Set Decoration by

Mickey S. Michaels
Jack D. Moore

Costume Design by

Edith Head

Makeup Department

Larry Germain
hair stylist
Bud Westmore
makeup artist

Production Management

Ray Gosnell Jr.
unit production manager
Charles Clement
post production operations head (uncredited)
Skip Cosper
assistant production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Donald Roberts
assistant director
Harvey S. Laidman
assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Larry Clark Bird
assistant property master (uncredited)

Sound Department

David H. Moriarty
sound
Ronald Pierce
sound
Waldon O. Watson
sound
Peter Berkos
sound effects editor (uncredited)
John L. Mack
sound effects editor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

James B. Gordon
special photographic effects: Film Effects of Hollywood
Don Weed
special photographic effects: Film Effects of Hollywood (as Don W. Weed)
Christopher Chapman
special visual effects designer (uncredited)
Scott Dougherty
digital restoration producer: Cinesite (uncredited)
Linwood G. Dunn
special photographic effects (uncredited)
Cecil Love
special photographic effects (uncredited)
Jerry Pooler
digital restoration supervisor (uncredited)
Tiffany Smith Llorens
digital restoration coordinator: Cinesite (uncredited)

Stunts

Nick Cravat
stunts (uncredited)
Carol Daniels
stunts (uncredited)
Donna Garrett
stunt double: Jacqueline Bisset (uncredited)
Joe Gray
stunts (uncredited)
Don Nagel
stunts (uncredited)
Dean Smith
stunts (uncredited)
Bud Walls
stunts (uncredited)
Bob Yerkes
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Loyal Griggs
second cinematographer (uncredited)
Everett Lehman
gaffer (uncredited)
Doug Mathias
lighting technician (uncredited)
Bill Swearingen
assistant camera (uncredited)
Earl C. Williman
rigging gaffer (uncredited)

Music Department

Alfred Newman
conductor
Arnold Schwarzwald
music editor
Hugo Friedhofer
composer: additional music (uncredited)
Jack Hayes
orchestrator (uncredited)
Carol Kaye
musician: bass (uncredited)
Gus Levene
orchestrator (uncredited)
Leo Shuken
orchestrator (uncredited)
Fred Steiner
composer: additional music (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Betty A. Griffin
script supervisor (as Betty Abbott)

Transportation Department

Frank Khoury
driver: cast (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Lee Danielson
technical advisor: air traffic control (as Captain Lee Danielson)
John N. Denend
technical advisor: F.A.A.
Dick Delson
publicist (uncredited)
Gerry Lewis
publicist (uncredited)
Robert Werden
unit publicist (uncredited)
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