Cast & Crew

Directed by

Robert Montgomery

Writing Credits

Beirne Lay Jr.
(written by) and
Frank D. Gilroy
(written by)

Cast

James Cagney
Fleet Adm. William F. Halsey Jr.
Dennis Weaver
Lt. Cmdr. Andy Lowe
Ward Costello
Capt. Harry Black
Vaughn Taylor
Cmdr. Mike Pulaski
Richard Jaeckel
Lt. Cmdr. Roy Webb
Les Tremayne
Capt. Frank Enright
Walter Sande
Capt. Horace Keys
Karl Swenson
Capt. Bill Bailey
Leon Lontoc
Manuel
Robert Burton
Maj. Gen. Roy Geiger
Carleton Young
Col. Evans Carlson
Raymond Bailey
Maj. Gen. Archie Vandergrift
Harry Landers
Capt. Joseph Foss
Richard Carlyle
Father Frederic Gehring
James Yagi
Rear Adm. Jiro Kobe
James T. Goto
Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto
Carl Benton Reid
Vice-Adm. Robert Ghormley
Art Gilmore
Narrator: Japanese Sequences
James Cagney Jr.
Marine
Richard H. Cutting
Adm. Ghormley's Aide
Selmer Jackson
Adm. Chester W. Nimitz
Jim Jacobs
Lt. Stevens, Com. Officer
Frank Latimore
Halsey's Aide
Nelson Leigh
Adm. Dan Callaghan
Herbert Lytton
Adm. Murray
Maggie Magennis
Red Cross Nurse Young
John McKee
Lt. Harrison Ludlum
Tyler McVey
Adm. Ernest J. King
Robert Montgomery Jr.
Marine
Robert Montgomery
Narrator: American Sequences
Rollin Moriyama
Vice Adm. Boshiroshima
Stuart Randall
Vice Adm. Richmond Kelly Turner
William Schallert
Capt. Thomas G. 'Tom' Lamphier Jr.
Sydney Smith
Adm. Norm Scott
Arthur Tovey
Naval Officer
John Zaremba
Maj. Gen. Millard F. Harmon

Produced by

James Cagney
producer (uncredited)
Robert Montgomery
producer

Music by

Roger Wagner

Cinematography by

Joseph MacDonald
director of photography (as Joe MacDonald)

Casting By

Don McElwaine
(uncredited)
Leonard Murphy
(uncredited)

Art Direction by

Wiard Ihnen

Set Decoration by

Frank R. McKelvy
(as Frank McKelvy)

Costume Design by

Jack Martell

Makeup Department

Loren Cosand
makeup artist (as Lorand Cosand)
John Truwe
makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

Gene Bryant
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Joseph C. Behm
assistant director (as Joseph Behm)
Tom McCrory
assistant director (uncredited)
Kurt Neumann
assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Sam Gordon
property
Robert Schultz
assistant props (uncredited)
Ben Wurtzel
construction coordinator (uncredited)

Sound Department

Bill Edmondson
sound mixer
Finn Ulback
sound effects editor
Howard Voss
sound recordist (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Duke Callaghan
camera operator (uncredited)
Fenton Hamilton
gaffer (uncredited)
Madison S. Lacy
still photographer (uncredited)
Lloyd Peters
best boy (uncredited)
Edward Phillips
assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Jack Martell
wardrobe (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Fredrick Y. Smith
editorial supervisor
Michael Karr
assistant film editor (uncredited)
Peter Kerby
assistant film editor (uncredited)

Music Department

Alfred Perry
music editor
Roger Wagner
conductor
Paul Salamunovich
singer/vocal contractor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Stanley Scheuer
script supervisor

Additional Crew

James T. Goto
technical advisor
Joseph U. Lademan
technical consultant (as Capt. Joseph U. Lademan USN [Ret.])
Idris B. Monahan
technical supervisor (as Capt. Idris B. Monahan USN [Ret.])
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