Cast & Crew

Directed by

Otto Preminger

Writing Credits

Doran William Cannon
(written by)

Cast

Jackie Gleason
Tony Banks
Carol Channing
Flo
Frankie Avalon
Angie
Fred Clark
A Tower Guard
Michael Constantine
Leech
Frank Gorshin
The Man
John Phillip Law
Stash
Peter Lawford
The Senator
Burgess Meredith
The Warden
George Raft
The Skipper
Cesar Romero
Hechy
Mickey Rooney
'Blue Chips' Packard
Groucho Marx
'God'
Arnold Stang
Harry
Doro Merande
The Mayor
Phil Arnold
Her Husband
Slim Pickens
The Switchboard Operator
Robert Donner
Another Switchboard Operator
Richard Kiel
Beany
Thomas Law
Geronimo
Jaik Rosenstein
'Eggs' Benedict
Stacy King
The Amazon
Renny Roker
A Prison Guard
Roman Gabriel
A Prison Guard
Harry Nilsson
A Tower Guard
Stone Country
Themselves
Orange County Ramblers
The Green Bay Packers
Austin Pendleton
Fred (The Professor)
Alexandra Hay
Darlene
Donyale Luna
'God's' Mistress
Timothy Leary
Timothy Leary in Trailer
Doran William Cannon
Convict
Charles Cirillo
Inmate
George Cisar
Charlie - Crime Committee Witness
Sammy Davis Jr.
Sammy Davis Jr. in Trailer
Michael L. Davis
Chief of Police
Don Devendorf
Alcatraz Guard
Charles Evans
Whitey Farrell - Crime Committee Witness
Len Felber
Committee Spectator
Duke Fishman
Inmate
Dawn Frame
Girl Answering Phone
Ralph Gambina
Inmate
Lars Hensen
Chef
Monty O'Grady
Senator
Joe Pine
Inmate
Joe Ploski
Prison Chef
Otto Preminger
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Joe Pyne
Joe Pyne
Jeffrey Sayre
Senator
Eddie Smith
Inmate
Martin Strader
Inmate
Robert Strong
Server

Produced by

Otto Preminger
producer

Music by

Harry Nilsson
(as Nilsson)

Cinematography by

Leon Shamroy
director of photography

Editing by

George R. Rohrs

Casting By

Erik Lee Preminger
(as Erik Kirkland)

Art Direction by

Robert Emmet Smith
(as Robert E. Smith)

Set Decoration by

Fred Price

Costume Design by

Rudi Gernreich

Makeup Department

Web Overlander
makeup artist
Vivian Thompson
hair stylist

Production Management

C. Kenneth Deland
production manager
Howard Joslin
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Wally Jones
assistant director
Al Murphy
assistant director
Steven North
assistant director
Erich von Stroheim Jr.
assistant director
Al Murphy
second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Eugene Acker
painter
Monty Elliott
assistant art director (as J. Monte Elliot)
Kenneth L. Westcott
property master (as Kenneth Westcott)

Sound Department

Glenn E. Anderson
sound (as Glenn Anderson)
Lloyd Hanks
sound
Don Higgins
sound effects editor
Franklin Milton
recording supervisor

Special Effects by

Charles Spurgeon
special effects

Stunts

Carol Daniels
stunts (uncredited)
John Indrisano
stunts (uncredited)
Hubie Kerns
stunts (uncredited)
Victor Paul
stunt driver (uncredited)
Charlie Picerni
stunts (uncredited)
Carl Saxe
stunts (uncredited)
Guy Way
stunt double: Jackie Gleason (uncredited)
Jesse Wayne
stunt double Arnold Stang (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Fred Hall
chief electrician
Leo McCreary
key grip
Irving Rosenberg
camera operator
Dewey Wrigley Jr.
camera operator (as Dewey Wrigley)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Hope Bryce
costume coordinator
Phyllis Garr
wardrobe
Theodore R. Parvin
wardrobe (as Ted Parvin)
John S. Perry
wardrobe (as John Perry)
George Thompson
wardrobe
Joan Joseff
costume jeweller (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Dean Ball
assistant editor (as Dean O. Ball)
Connie Roese
negative cutter

Music Department

Harry Nilsson
lyrics (as Nilsson)
Fred Prior
music editor
George Aliceson Tipton
conductor (as George Tipton) / music arranger (as George Tipton)
Tommy Tedesco
musician: guitar (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Kathleen Fagan
script supervisor

Transportation Department

George Coleman
transportation

Additional Crew

Herman Darstein
accountant
Sandy Dvore
titles / visual consultant
Tom Hansen
choreographer
Joyce Lilley
secretary
Nat Purdick
executive assistant to producer
Max Slater
dialogue coach
John Urie
commercials
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