Cast & Crew

Directed by

Andrew V. McLaglen

Writing Credits

Clair Huffaker
(screenplay by)

Cast

John Wayne
Chance Buckman
Katharine Ross
Tish Buckman
Jim Hutton
Greg Parker
Vera Miles
Madelyn Buckman
Jay C. Flippen
Jack Lomax
Bruce Cabot
Joe Horn
Edward Faulkner
George Harris
Barbara Stuart
Irene Foster
Edmund Hashim
Colonel Valdez
Valentin de Vargas
Amal Bokru
Frances Fong
Madame Loo
Alberto Morin
General Lopez
Alan Caillou
Harry York
Laraine Stephens
Helen Meadows
John Alderson
Jim Hatch
Lal Chand Mehra
Dr. Songla
Rudy Diaz
Zamora
Bebe Louie
Gumdrop
Chris Chandler
Houston TV Reporter
Howard Finch
Ed 'Cal' Calhoun
Richard 'Cactus' Pryor
Chance's Doctor
Big John Hamilton
Lipman
Leon Alton
Restaurant Patron
Paul Bradley
Hotel Guest
Robert Buckingham
Restaurant Patron
Edward Colmans
Senor Caldez
Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez
Hernando
George Hoagland
Hotel Guest
Shep Houghton
Restaurant Patron
Kathryn Janssen
Hotel Guest
Bobby Johnson
Waiter
Kenner G. Kemp
Restaurant Patron
Ethelreda Leopold
Restaurant Patron
Max Reid
Restaurant Patron
Leoda Richards
Restaurant Patron
Chuck Roberson
Firefighter in Plane
Eddie Smith
Caddie
John Stephenson
Mr. Chapman

Produced by

Robert Arthur
producer (produced by)

Music by

Leonard Rosenman

Cinematography by

William H. Clothier
director of photography

Editing by

Folmar Blangsted

Art Direction by

Frank Arrigo
Alexander Golitzen

Set Decoration by

John McCarthy Jr.
(as John McCarthy) (set decorations)
James Redd
(as James S. Redd) (set decorations)

Costume Design by

Edith Head

Makeup Department

Larry Germain
hair stylist
Bud Westmore
makeup artist

Production Management

Robert Larson
unit production manager (as Robert E. Larson)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Terry Morse Jr.
assistant director
Robin S. Clark
second assistant director (uncredited)
Joe Florence
second second assistant director (uncredited)
Harry F. Hogan
third assistant director (uncredited)
Ted Swanson
second assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department

Lyle Cain
sound
Ronald Pierce
sound
Waldon O. Watson
sound

Special Effects by

Fred Knoth
special effects
Whitey McMahon
special effects (as Whitey McMahan)
Herman E. Townsley
special effects (as Herman Townsley)
Whitey Krumm
special effects crew (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Albert Whitlock
matte supervisor

Stunts

Hal Needham
stunt coordinator
Stan Barrett
stunts (uncredited)
Dick Bullock
stunts (uncredited)
Jim Burk
stunts (uncredited)
Roydon Clark
stunts (uncredited)
Gary Combs
stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Courtney
stunts (uncredited)
Everett Creach
stunts (uncredited)
Alan Gibbs
stunts (uncredited)
Gary McLarty
stunts (uncredited)
Hal Needham
stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson
stunt double John Wayne (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited)
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
stunts (uncredited)
Rock A. Walker
stunts (uncredited)
Robert Warner
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

John R. Hamilton
still photographer
Robert Berry
director of photography: second unit (uncredited)

Music Department

Joseph Gershenson
music supervisor
Larry Bunker
musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Herman Clebanoff
musician: violin (uncredited)
Manuel Compinsky
musician: violin (uncredited)
Vince De Rosa
musician: french horn (uncredited)
David Duke
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Dominick Fera
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Ralph Ferraro
orchestrator (uncredited)
Sam Freed Jr.
musician: violin (uncredited)
Caesar Giovannini
musician: piano (uncredited)
Arthur Gleghorn
musician: flute (uncredited)
Dave Grusin
musician: organ (uncredited)
Robert Helfer
music contractor (uncredited)
Alton Hendrickson
musician: banjo (uncredited)
Norman Herzburg
musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Davida G. Jackson
musician: violin (uncredited)
Anatol Kaminsky
musician: violin (uncredited)
Nathan Kaproff
musician: violin (uncredited)
Milton Kestenbaum
musician: bass (uncredited)
Manny Klein
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Abe Luboff
musician: bass (uncredited)
Alfred Lustgarten
musician: violin (uncredited)
Edgar Lustgarten
musician: cello (uncredited)
Peter Mercurio
musician: bass (uncredited)
Richard Nash
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Erno Neufeld
musician: violin (uncredited)
John Neufeld
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Joe Porcaro
musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Dorothy Remsen
musician: harp (uncredited)
George Roberts
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Howard Roberts
musician: guitar (uncredited)
Leonard Rosenman
conductor (uncredited)
Ambrose Russo
musician: violin (uncredited)
Victor Sazer
musician: cello (uncredited)
Frederick Seykora
musician: cello (uncredited)
Gene Sherry
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Manuel Stevens
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Sheridon Stokes
musician: flute (uncredited)
Tommy Tedesco
musician: guitar (uncredited)
Lloyd Ulyate
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Ken Watson
musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)

Additional Crew

'Red' Adair
technical advisor: of the Red Adair Wild Well Control Company: upon whose personal experiences are based many of the incidents in this motion picture and whose technical help enabled us to re-create them
Bob Forrest
dialogue coach
'Boots' Hansen
technical advisor: of The Red Adair Wild Well Control Company: upon whose personal experiences are based many of the incidents in this motion picture and whose technical help enabled us to re-create them
'Coots' Matthews
technical advisor: of The Red Adair Wild Well Control Company: upon whose personal experiences are based many of the incidents in this motion picture and whose technical help enabled us to re-create them
Orin Borsten
publicist (uncredited)
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