Cast & Crew

Directed by

Otto Preminger

Writing Credits

Wendell Mayes
(screenplay)
James Bassett
(novel)

Cast

John Wayne
Rock
Kirk Douglas
Eddington
Patricia Neal
Maggie
Tom Tryon
Mac
Paula Prentiss
Bev
Brandon De Wilde
Jere
Jill Haworth
Annalee
Dana Andrews
Admiral Broderick
Stanley Holloway
Clayton Canfil
Burgess Meredith
Commander Egan Powell
Franchot Tone
CINCPAC I
Patrick O'Neal
Commander Neal Owynn
Carroll O'Connor
Lt. Commander Burke
Slim Pickens
C.P.O. Culpepper
James Mitchum
Ensign Griggs
George Kennedy
Colonel Gregory
Bruce Cabot
Quartermaster Quoddy
Barbara Bouchet
Liz Eddington
Tod Andrews
Captain Tuthill
Larry Hagman
Lieutenant Cline
Stewart Moss
Ensign Balch
Richard LePore
Lt. J.G. Tom Agar
Chet Stratton
Ship's Doctor
Soo Yong
Tearful Woman
Dort Clark
Boston
Phil Mattingly
PT Boat Skipper
Henry Fonda
CINCPAC II
Yankee Chang
Mortuary clerk
Fritz Ford
Man at Mess Tent
Christopher George
Sailor
Jerry Goldsmith
Piano Player
Hal Needham
Airman in the Blue Lagoon
Hugh O'Brian
U.S. Army Air Corps Major (Liz Eddington's Lover)

Produced by

Otto Preminger
producer

Music by

Jerry Goldsmith

Cinematography by

Loyal Griggs
director of photography

Editing by

Hugh S. Fowler
George Tomasini

Casting By

Bill Barnes

Production Design by

Lyle R. Wheeler
(as Lyle Wheeler)

Set Decoration by

Morris Hoffman

Makeup Department

Del Armstrong
makeup artist
Naomi Cavin
hair stylist
Dave Grayson
makeup artist
Frederic Jones
hair stylist
Web Overlander
makeup artist

Production Management

Stanley Goldsmith
production manager (as Stanley H. Goldsmith)
Jim Henderling
production manager (as James Henderling)
Eva Monley
production manager
Henry Weinberger
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Michael Daves
second assistant director
Howard Joslin
assistant director
Daniel McCauley
assistant director

Art Department

Eugene Acker
painter
Gene Lauritzen
construction coordinator
Wallace Oliver
property master
Al Roelofs
associate art director
Elmer C. Rogers
construction
Saul Bass
poster designer (uncredited)

Sound Department

Charles Grenzbach
sound
Don Hall
sound effects editor (as Don Hall Jr.)
Harold Lewis
sound
Glenn E. Anderson
boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Lawrence W. Butler
special effects
Willis Cook
special effects technician

Visual Effects by

Farciot Edouart
special photography

Stunts

Paula Dell
stunts (uncredited)
Bob Herron
stunts (uncredited)
John Indrisano
stunts (uncredited)
Loren Janes
stunts (uncredited)
Hal Needham
stunts (uncredited)
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
stunts (uncredited)
Dean Smith
stunts (uncredited)
Dick Ziker
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Carl Gibson
key grip
Philip H. Lathrop
camera operator: second unit (as Philip Lathrop)
George Gordon Nogle
camera operator (as George Nogle)
Homer Plannette
chief gaffer
Morris Rosen
key grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Hope Bryce
costume coordinator
Gordon T. Dawson
wardrobe (as Gordon Dawson)
Grace Harris
wardrobe (as Grace M. Harris)
Alan Levine
wardrobe
Gildo Scarano
wardrobe
Eric Seelig
wardrobe

Editorial Department

Connie Roese
negative cutter
James D. Wells
assistant editor (as James Wells)

Music Department

Richard Carruth
music editor
John Audino
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Robert Bain
musician: guitar (uncredited)
Robert Barene
musician: violin (uncredited)
Warren Barker
orchestrator (uncredited)
Lloyd Basham
music copyist (uncredited)
Arnold Belnick
musician: violin (uncredited)
Martin J. Berman
musician: saxophone (uncredited)
Gene Cipriano
musician: saxophone (uncredited)
John Clyman
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Manuel Compinsky
musician: violin (uncredited)
Don Cristlieb
musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Vince De Rosa
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Dominick Fera
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Sam Freed Jr.
musician: violin (uncredited)
Benny Gill
musician: violin (uncredited)
Arthur Gleghorn
musician: flute (uncredited)
Jerry Goldsmith
conductor (uncredited) / musician (uncredited)
Justin Gordon
musician: saxophone (uncredited)
Alan Harshman
musician: viola (uncredited)
Robert Helfer
orchestra contractor (uncredited)
Michael Hennagin
composer: three additional cues (uncredited)
Norman Herzburg
musician: bassoon (uncredited)
William Hinshaw
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Milt Holland
musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
The Hollywood Studio Symphony
music performed by (uncredited)
Paul Horn
musician: saxophone (uncredited)
Jerrold Immel
music copyist (uncredited)
Anatol Kaminsky
musician: violin (uncredited)
Artie Kane
musician: organ, piano (uncredited)
Armand Kaproff
musician: cello (uncredited)
Nathan Kaproff
concertmaster (uncredited)
Milton Kestenbaum
musician: bass (uncredited)
Myra Kestenbaum
musician: viola (uncredited)
Manny Klein
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Raphael Kramer
musician: cello (uncredited)
Bernard Kundell
musician: violin (uncredited)
Ronald Langinger
musician: flute (uncredited)
Abe Luboff
musician: bass (uncredited)
Mitchell Lurie
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Edgar Lustgarten
musician: cello (uncredited)
Virginia Majewski
musician: viola (uncredited)
Shelly Manne
musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Peter Mercurio
musician: bass (uncredited)
Red Mitchell
musician: bass (uncredited)
Tommy Morgan
musician: harmonica (uncredited)
Arthur Morton
orchestrator (uncredited)
Richard Nash
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Erno Neufeld
musician: violin (uncredited)
Irma Neumann
musician: violin (uncredited)
Dick Noel
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Richard Perissi
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Nicholas Pisani
musician: violin (uncredited)
Dorothy Remsen
musician: harp (uncredited)
Emil Richards
musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
George Roberts
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Meyer Rubin
musician: bass (uncredited)
Sylvia Ruderman
musician: flute (uncredited)
Ambrose Russo
musician: violin (uncredited)
Wilbur Schwartz
musician: saxophone (uncredited)
Frederick Seykora
musician: cello (uncredited)
Lou Singer
musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Eleanor Slatkin
musician: cello (uncredited)
Albert Steinberg
musician: violin (uncredited)
Manny Stevens
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Milton Thomas
musician: viola (uncredited)
Lloyd Ulyate
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Elfi von Dassanowsky
vocal coach (uncredited)
Albert Woodbury
music arranger (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited)
Seymour Zeldin
musician: trombone (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Kathleen Fagan
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Lonnie Leroy Hawk Jr.
driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Saul Bass
title designer
Nat Rudich
executive assistant to producer
Max Slater
dialogue coach
Thomas D'Andrea
technical advisor (uncredited)
John Dunaway
production secretary (uncredited)
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