Cast & Crew

Directed by

John Sturges

Writing Credits

Paul Brickhill
(based on the book by)
James Clavell
(screen play by) and
W.R. Burnett
(screen play by)

Cast

Steve McQueen
Hilts 'The Cooler King'
James Garner
Hendley 'The Scrounger'
Richard Attenborough
Bartlett 'Big X'
James Donald
Ramsey 'The SBO'
Charles Bronson
Danny 'Tunnel King'
Donald Pleasence
Blythe 'The Forger'
James Coburn
Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'
Hannes Messemer
Von Luger 'The Kommandant'
David McCallum
Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'
Gordon Jackson
MacDonald 'Intelligence'
John Leyton
Willie 'Tunnel King'
Angus Lennie
Ives 'The Mole'
Nigel Stock
Cavendish 'The Surveyor'
Robert Graf
Werner 'The Ferret'
Jud Taylor
Goff
Hans Reiser
Herr Kuhn
Harry Riebauer
Strachwitz
William Russell
Sorren
Robert Freitag
Capt. Posen
Ulrich Beiger
Preissen
George Mikell
Lt. Dietrich
Lawrence Montaigne
Haynes ('Diversions')
Robert Desmond
Griffith 'Tailor'
Til Kiwe
Frick
Heinz Weiss
Kramer
Tom Adams
Dai Nimmo ('Diversions')
Karl-Otto Alberty
S.S. Officer Steinach
Arthur Atkinson
British Officer Charlie

Produced by

James Clavell
producer (uncredited)
Walter Mirisch
executive producer (uncredited)
John Sturges
producer

Music by

Elmer Bernstein

Cinematography by

Daniel L. Fapp
director of photography

Editing by

Ferris Webster

Art Direction by

Fernando Carrere

Set Decoration by

Kurt Ripberger

Makeup Department

Emile LaVigne
makeup artist
Jay Sebring
hair designer: Steve McQueen, James Garner (uncredited)

Production Management

Allen K. Wood
production supervisor
Hubert Fröhlich
production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Jack N. Reddish
assistant director
John Flynn
assistant director (uncredited)
Robert E. Relyea
second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department

Frank Agnone
property
Frank McCarthy
poster artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

Wayne Fury
sound effects editor

Special Effects by

A. Paul Pollard
special effects (as Paul Pollard)

Stunts

Bud Ekins
stunt double: Steve McQueen, motorcycle jump (uncredited)
Tim Gibbes
stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward
stunts (uncredited)
Loren Janes
stunt double: Steve McQueen (uncredited)
Roy Jenson
stunts (uncredited)
Carey Loftin
stunts (uncredited)
Steve McQueen
stunt driver (uncredited)
Robert E. Relyea
stunt pilot (uncredited)
Roy Scammell
stunt team (uncredited)
Roy N. Sickner
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Léo L. Fuchs
still photographer (uncredited)
Lothar Winkler
still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Bert Henrikson
wardrobe

Editorial Department

Don Tomlinson
assistant film editor

Music Department

Richard Carruth
music editor
Michael Andersen
music copyist (uncredited)
Lloyd Basham
music copyist (uncredited)
Saundra Berkova
musician: violin (uncredited)
Elmer Bernstein
conductor (uncredited)
Harold Brown
musician: bass (uncredited)
Herman Clebanoff
musician: violin (uncredited)
Manuel Compinsky
musician: violin (uncredited)
Vince De Rosa
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Joseph Difiore
musician: viola (uncredited)
Dominick Fera
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Dominic Fidelibus
music copyist (uncredited)
Wolfgang Fraenkel
music copyist (uncredited)
Sam Freed Jr.
musician: violin (uncredited)
Benny Gill
musician: violin (uncredited)
Jack Hayes
orchestrator (uncredited)
Wally Heglin
music copyist (uncredited)
Robert Helfer
orchestra manager (uncredited)
Norman Herzburg
musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Milt Holland
musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Anatol Kaminsky
musician: violin (uncredited)
Armand Kaproff
musician: cello (uncredited)
Nathan Kaproff
musician: violin (uncredited)
Pearl Kaufman
musician: piano (uncredited)
Milton Kestenbaum
musician: bass (uncredited)
Manny Klein
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Raphael Kramer
musician: cello (uncredited)
Abe Luboff
musician: bass (uncredited)
Mitchell Lurie
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Edgar Lustgarten
musician: cello (uncredited)
Roman Maciejewski
music copyist (uncredited)
Virginia Majewski
musician: viola (uncredited)
Shelly Manne
musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Jack Marsh
musician: bassoon (uncredited)
G.R. Menhennick
musician: viola (uncredited)
Peter Mercurio
musician: bass (uncredited)
Erno Neufeld
musician: violin (uncredited)
John Neufeld
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Irma Neumann
musician: violin (uncredited)
Dick Noel
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Richard Perissi
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Lee Perrin
musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Uan Rasey
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Joseph Reilich
musician: viola (uncredited)
Dorothy Remsen
musician: harp (uncredited)
Sam Rice
musician: tuba (uncredited)
Gale Robinson
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Meyer Rubin
musician: bass (uncredited)
Martin Ruderman
musician: flute (uncredited)
Sylvia Ruderman
musician: flute (uncredited)
Ambrose Russo
musician: violin (uncredited)
Eudice Shapiro
musician: violin (uncredited)
Leo Shuken
orchestrator (uncredited)
Lou Singer
musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Eleanor Slatkin
musician: cello (uncredited)
Felix Slatkin
musician: violin (uncredited)
Raymond Turner
musician: piano (uncredited)
Lloyd Ulyate
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Paul Van Loan
music copyist (uncredited)
Vinton Vernon
music engineer (uncredited)
Seymour Zeldin
musician: trombone (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

John Franco
script supervisor

Additional Crew

Robert E. Relyea
assistant to producer
Wally Floody
technical advisor (uncredited)
Howard Vernon
voice dubbing: Hannes Messemer (french version) (uncredited)
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