Cast & Crew

Directed by

Mark Robson
(directed by)

Writing Credits

George Fox
(written by) and
Mario Puzo
(written by)

Cast

Charlton Heston
Stewart Graff
Ava Gardner
Remy Royce-Graff
George Kennedy
Lou Slade
Lorne Greene
Sam Royce
Geneviève Bujold
Denise Marshall
Richard Roundtree
Miles Quade
Marjoe Gortner
Jody Joad
Barry Sullivan
Dr. Willis Stockle
Lloyd Nolan
Dr. James Vance
Victoria Principal
Rosa Amici
Walter Matthau
Drunk
Monica Lewis
Barbara
Gabriel Dell
Sal Amici
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Emilio Chavez
Lloyd Gough
Bill Cameron
John Randolph
Mayor Lewis
Kip Niven
Walter Russell
Scott Hylands
Asst. Caretaker
Tiger Williams
Corry
Donald Moffat
Dr. Harvey Johnson
Jesse Vint
Buck
Alan Vint
Ralph
Lionel Johnston
Hank
John Elerick
Carl Leeds
John S. Ragin
Chief Inspector
George Murdock
Colonel
Don Mantooth
Sid
Michael Richardson
Sandy
Alex Brown
Pool Player
Robert Cunningham
Dr. Frank Ames
John Dennis
Brawny Foreman
Gene Dynarski
Dam Caretaker
Bob Gravage
Farmer Mr. Griggs
H.B. Haggerty
Pool Player
Tim Herbert
Las Vegas Man
Dave Morick
Technician
Inez Pedroza
Laura
Josh Albee
Boy with Radio
Don Ames
Citizen
Benjie Bancroft
Citizen
Buzz Barbee
Restaurant Patron
Joan Blair
Pawnbroker's Wife (TV version)
Hal Bokar
Dam Workman #1
Reb Brown
Young man on motorcycle
Vivian Brown
Woman #1
Ian Bruce
Officer Scott - Wilson Plaza
Polly Burson
Earthquake Survivor
William H. Burton Jr.
Stranger
Ric Carrott
National Guardsman
David S. Cass Sr.
Sherriff Merle - Slade's Nemesis
Lonny Chapman
L.A.P.D. Captain
Sam Chew Jr.
Tony - Kathie's Husband
Shannon Christie
Dr. Vance's Nurse
Erik Cord
Office Worker
Murti Das
Hare Krishna
Tarun Krishna Das
Hare Krishna
Urjasvat Das
Hare Krishna
Caitanya Dasi
Hare Krishna
Paula Dell
Screaming Woman in Tunnel
Cinmayi Devi
Hare Krishna
Ken DuMain
Earthquake Survivor in Wilson Plaza
Brent Dunsford
Man Drinking from Plastic Cup in Wilson Plaza
Patty Elder
Blonde Secretary in Royce Building
Kenny Endoso
Bar Cook
Jeannie Epper
Blonde Woman Fleeing Theater / Blonde Woman in Elevator (uncredited)
Stephanie Epper
Earthquake Survivor
Dotty Ertel
Earthquake Survivor
Bobby Ferro
Sports Car Thief
Bruce M. Fischer
Man #1
Sig Frohlich
Doctor
James W. Gavin
Helicopter Pilot
Dorothy Hack
Nurse in Tunnel
Ernest Harada
Seismologist
Jerry Hardin
Man #2
Bob Harks
Man Fleeing Movie Theatre
Orwin C. Harvey
Man on Balcony of Falling House
Lars Hensen
Citizen
Diana Herbert
Woman #2
Freddie Hice
Stretcher Bearer
Bert Kramer
Policeman
Jack Krupnick
Surgeon Tending to Corry
Paul LeClair
National Guardsman
Bob Liddle
Man with Broken Arm in Wilson Plaza
Karl Lukas
Man #3
Bob Minor
Man in Tunnel
Ernesto Molinari
Citizen
Stevie Myers
Glass in Face Earthquake Victim
Jimmy Nickerson
Seismology Graduate Student
Stuart Nisbet
Loudspeaker Voice
Frances Osborne
Housewife
Grant Owens
Police Officer
Charlie Picerni
Pool Player
Tony Regan
Man Fleeing Movie Theatre
Leoda Richards
Emergency Soup Kitchen Worker in Wilson Plaza
Clark Ross
Man in Outer Office
George Sawaya
Deputy Sherriff
Mark Sawtelle
Boy Watching
Fred Scheiwiller
Jay the Bartender
Debralee Scott
Kathie (TV version)
Dean Smith
Pool Player
Eddie Smith
Citizen
Norman Stevans
Radio Station Technician
Arthur Tovey
Citizen
John Tuell
Prop Tractor Driver
Dick Tufeld
Narrator (Opening)
Kitty Vallacher
Grocery Store Clerk
Keith Walker
Radio Voice
Sandy Ward
Studio Guard
Rick Warick
Office Worker
Dick Warlock
Diver at Hollywood Reservoir
William Whitaker
Ambulance Driver
Don Wilbanks
Dam Workman with Blowtorch
Forrest Wood
Man #4
Clint Young
Dam Workman #2

Produced by

Bernard Donnenfeld
producer (uncredited)
Jennings Lang
executive producer
Mark Robson
producer (produced by)

Music by

John Williams
(music score)

Cinematography by

Philip H. Lathrop
director of photography (as Philip Lathrop)

Editing by

Dorothy Spencer
film editor

Casting By

William Batliner
(uncredited)
Robert J. LaSanka
(uncredited)

Production Design by

Alexander Golitzen

Art Direction by

E. Preston Ames

Set Decoration by

Frank R. McKelvy
(as Frank McKelvy) (set decorations)

Costume Design by

Burton Miller
(costumes designed by)

Makeup Department

Connie Nichols
hair stylist (uncredited)
Mark Reedall
makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

Wallace Worsley Jr.
unit production manager (as Wallace Worsley)
Charles Clement
post production operations head (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Murray Schwartz
second assistant director
Fred R. Simpson
first assistant director
Michele Futrell
trainee assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Fred Tuch
assistant art director
Leo Anderson
assistant prop man (uncredited)
Ed Keyes
property master (uncredited)
Jay King
carpenter (uncredited)
Ray LaPorte
stand-by painter (uncredited)
Benjamin Resella
scenic designer (uncredited)
Paul Seitz
leadman (uncredited)
Ed Shanley
construction coordinator (uncredited)
A. Leslie Thomas
illustrator (uncredited) / sketch artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

Melvin M. Metcalfe Sr.
sound
Ronald Pierce
sound
Jack Danskin
boom operator (uncredited)
William Morris
cable man (uncredited)
Dennis C. Salcedo
optical sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Frank Brendel
special effects
Johnny Borgese
special effects (uncredited)
Gerald Endler
mechanical effects (uncredited)
Ted Koerner
special effects (uncredited)
Jack McMaster
special effects (uncredited)
Hal Millar
special effects (uncredited)
Mike Reedy
special effects technician (uncredited)
Glen Robinson
special effects (uncredited)
Paul Wurtzel
special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Roswell A. Hoffmann
matte photography (as Ross Hoffman)
Glen Robinson
miniatures
Clifford Stine
special photography
Albert Whitlock
special photographic effects
Cleo E. Baker
miniatures (uncredited)

Stunts

John Daheim
stunt coordinator
Rick Arnold
stunts (uncredited)
Lorraine Baptist
stunts (uncredited)
Craig R. Baxley
stunts (uncredited)
Lorraine Bendix
stunts (uncredited)
May Boss
stunts (uncredited)
Marilyn Bower
stunts (uncredited)
Buff Brady
stunts (uncredited)
Bob Bralver
stunts (uncredited)
Fred Brookfield
stunts (uncredited)
Alex Brown
stunts (uncredited)
Tony Brubaker
stunt performer (uncredited)
Jerry Brutsche
stunts (uncredited)
Polly Burson
stunts (uncredited)
William H. Burton
stunts (uncredited)
Hank Calia
stunts (uncredited)
Joe Canutt
stunt double: Charlton Heston (uncredited)
Mickey Caruso
stunts (uncredited)
David S. Cass Sr.
stunts (uncredited)
Bill Catching
stunts (uncredited)
Dottie Catching
stunts (uncredited)
Rip Clark
stunts (uncredited)
Roydon Clark
stunts (uncredited)
Eugene Collier
stunts (uncredited)
Erik Cord
stunts (uncredited)
Paula Crist
stunts (uncredited)
Dick Crockett
stunts (uncredited)
Evelyne Cuffee
stunts (uncredited)
Howard Curtis
stunts (uncredited)
John Daheim
stunts (uncredited)
Carol Daniels
stunts (uncredited)
Jadie David
stunts (uncredited)
Paula Dell
stunts (uncredited)
Dick Dial
stunts (uncredited)
Cody Diamond
stunts (uncredited)
Nick Dimitri
stunts (uncredited)
Bennie E. Dobbins
stunts (uncredited)
Gary Downey
stunts (uncredited)
Larry Duran
stunts (uncredited)
Bud Ekins
stunts (uncredited)
Patty Elder
stunts (uncredited)
Kenny Endoso
stunts (uncredited)
Andy Epper
stunts (uncredited)
Gary Epper
stunts (uncredited)
Jeannie Epper
stunts (uncredited)
Stephanie Epper
stunts (uncredited)
Pamela Estrom
stunts (uncredited)
Robert C. Ferro Jr.
stunts (uncredited)
Lila Finn
stunts (uncredited)
Donna Garrett
stunts (uncredited)
Ralph Garrett
stunts: chicken and Coors man (uncredited)
James W. Gavin
stunts (uncredited)
Mickey Gilbert
stunts (uncredited)
Orwin C. Harvey
stunts (uncredited)
Bob Herron
stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Hice
stunts (uncredited)
Freddie Hice
stunts (uncredited)
Larry Holt
stunts (uncredited)
Tommy J. Huff
stunts (uncredited)
Vic Hunsberger
stunts (uncredited)
Loren Janes
stunts (uncredited)
Julie Ann Johnson
stunt double: Ava Gardner (uncredited)
Louise Johnson
stunts (uncredited)
Kevin N. Johnston
stunts (uncredited)
Peaches Jones
stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Juaregui
stunts (uncredited)
Debbie Kahana
stunts (uncredited)
Kim Kahana
stunts (uncredited)
Henry Kingi
stunts (uncredited)
William T. Lane
stunts (uncredited)
Gene LeBell
stunts (uncredited)
Julius LeFlore
stunts (uncredited)
Terry Leonard
stunts (uncredited)
Fred Lerner
stunts (uncredited)
Alison Logsden
stunts (uncredited)
Maurice Marks
stunts (uncredited)
Paula Martin
stunts (uncredited)
Denver Mattson
stunts (uncredited)
Troy Melton
stunts (uncredited)
Johnny Miller
stunts (uncredited)
Bob Minor
stunts (uncredited)
Harry Monty
stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Mulder
stunts (uncredited)
Stevie Myers
stunts (uncredited)
Jimmy Nickerson
stunts (uncredited)
Paul Nuckles
stunts (uncredited)
Harvey Parry
stunts (uncredited)
Regina Parton
stunt double: Genevieve Bujold (uncredited)
Regis Parton
stunts (uncredited)
Barbara Perlman
stunts (uncredited)
Charlie Picerni
stunts (uncredited)
Don Pike
stunts (uncredited)
Bobby Porter
stunt double: Tiger Williams (uncredited)
Melvin Robert Porter
stunts (uncredited)
Byron Quisenberry
stunts (uncredited)
Glenn Randall Jr.
stunts (uncredited)
Ernest Robinson
stunts (uncredited)
Ronald C. Ross
stunts (uncredited)
Audrey Saunders
stunt double: Monica Lewis (uncredited)
Russell Saunders
stunts (uncredited)
George Sawaya
stunts (uncredited)
Fred Scheiwiller
stunts (uncredited)
Felix Silla
stunts (uncredited)
Dean Smith
stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Smith
stunts (uncredited)
Evelyn Smith
stunts (uncredited)
Marilyn Stader
stunts (uncredited)
Tom Steele
stunts (uncredited)
Cyndi Swan
stunts (uncredited)
Bob Terhune
stunt double: George Kennedy (uncredited)
Jack Verbois
stunts (uncredited)
Rock A. Walker
stunts (uncredited)
Bud Walls
stunts (uncredited)
Marvin Walters
stunts (uncredited)
Dick Warlock
stunts (uncredited)
Richard Washington
stunts (uncredited)
Jesse Wayne
stunts (uncredited)
Jack Wilson
stunts (uncredited)
James Winburn
stunts (uncredited)
Bob Yerkes
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Ron Anderson
electrician (uncredited)
Tony Askins
camera operator (uncredited)
Howard Boyles
grip best boy (uncredited)
Arthur W. Frantz
rigging coordinator (uncredited)
Vance Gage
crab dolly grip (uncredited)
Gary Graham
camera operator (uncredited)
Bill Johnson
camera operator (uncredited)
Wilbur Kinnett
gaffer (uncredited)
Carl Manoogian
key grip (uncredited)
Doug Mathias
lighting technician: second unit (uncredited)
Lou Ramos
best boy electric (uncredited)
Bill Swearingen
assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department

Karl Brindle
extras casting (uncredited)
Grady Rape
extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Tom Bronson
wardrobe: men (uncredited)
James Gilmore
wardrobe: men (uncredited)
Edith Head
costume designer: Ava Gardner (uncredited)
Sheila Mason
wardrobe: ladies (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Eddie Broussard
assistant film editor (uncredited)

Music Department

Robert Bain
musician: guitar (uncredited)
Israel Baker
musician: violin (uncredited)
Arnold Belnick
musician: violin (uncredited)
Milt Bernhart
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Bob Bornstein
music copyist (uncredited)
Dennis Budimir
musician: guitar (uncredited)
Thomas R. Buffum
musician: violin (uncredited)
Larry Bunker
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Jay Daversa
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Sandy De Crescent
orchestra contractor (uncredited)
Vince De Rosa
musician: French horn (uncredited)
Jim Decker
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Chuck Domanico
musician: bass (uncredited)
Bonnie Jean Douglas
musician: violin (uncredited)
Assa Drori
musician: violin (uncredited)
David Duke
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Earl Dumler
musician: oboe (uncredited)
John Ellis
musician: oboe (uncredited)
Dominick Fera
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Chuck Findley
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Clare Fischer
musician: piano (uncredited)
Sam Freed Jr.
musician: violin (uncredited)
Endre Granat
musician: violin (uncredited)
Gary Gray
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Ralph Grierson
musician: piano (uncredited)
Alan Harshman
musician: viola (uncredited)
Claire Hodgkins
musician: violin (uncredited)
Davida G. Jackson
musician: violin (uncredited)
Tommy Johnson
musician: tuba (uncredited)
Anatol Kaminsky
musician: violin (uncredited)
Armand Kaproff
musician: cello (uncredited)
Milton Kestenbaum
musician: bass (uncredited)
Myra Kestenbaum
musician: viola (uncredited)
Jacob Krachmalnick
musician: violin (uncredited)
Raphael Kramer
musician: cello (uncredited)
Michael Lang
musician: piano (uncredited)
Ronald Langinger
musician (uncredited)
Cappy Lewis
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Abe Luboff
musician: bass (uncredited)
Alfred Lustgarten
musician: violin (uncredited)
Edgar Lustgarten
musician: cello (uncredited)
Arthur Maebe
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Virginia Majewski
musician: viola (uncredited)
Shelly Manne
musician: drums (uncredited)
Jack Marsh
musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab
musician: trumpet Soloist (uncredited)
Peter Mercurio
musician: bass (uncredited)
Richard Nash
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Ted Nash
musician (uncredited)
Dan Neufeld
musician: viola (uncredited)
Erno Neufeld
concertmaster (uncredited)
John Neufeld
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Richard Perissi
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Bill Perkins
musician (uncredited)
Dorothy Remsen
musician: harp (uncredited)
Emil Richards
musician: percussion (uncredited)
George Roberts
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Ernie Rosecrans
music copyist (uncredited)
David Schwartz
musician: viola (uncredited)
Frederick Seykora
musician: cello (uncredited)
Haim Shtrum
musician: violin (uncredited)
Paul Shure
musician: violin (uncredited)
Eleanor Slatkin
musician: cello (uncredited)
Julian Spear
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Herbert W. Spencer
orchestrator (uncredited)
Marvin Stamm
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Sheridon Stokes
musician: flute (uncredited)
Tommy Tedesco
musician: guitar (uncredited)
Phillip A. Teele
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute (uncredited)
Lloyd Ulyate
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Gerald Vinci
musician: violin (uncredited)
Ken Watson
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Jerry Williams
musician: percussion (uncredited)
John Williams
conductor (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited) / score producer (uncredited)
Kenneth Yerke
musician: violin (uncredited)
Graham Young
musician: trumpet (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Victoria Gail Weisbart
script supervisor (uncredited)

Transportation Department

Alby Thomas
transportation captain (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Emigdio Chavez
craft service (uncredited)
James W. Gavin
helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Tom Greene
production associate (uncredited)
Gary Jules Jouvenat
auditor (uncredited)
Rod Langham
operations (uncredited)
Gerry Lewis
publicist (uncredited)
Booker McClay
publicist (uncredited)
Gene Palmer
director: additional scenes (television version) (uncredited)
Esther Panel
production secretary (uncredited)
Leo Pepin
assistant to production manager (uncredited)
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