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Cast & Crew
Directed By
Written By
- Fletcher Knebel
- novel
- Charles W. Bailey II
- novel
- Rod Serling
- screenplay
Cast
- Burt Lancaster
- Gen. James Mattoon Scott
- Kirk Douglas
- Col. Martin 'Jiggs' Casey
- Fredric March
- President Jordan Lyman
- Ava Gardner
- Eleanor Holbrook
- Edmond O'Brien
- Sen. Raymond Clark
- Martin Balsam
- Paul Girard
- Andrew Duggan
- Col. William 'Mud' Henderson
- Hugh Marlowe
- Harold McPherson
- Whit Bissell
- Sen. Frederick Prentice
- Helen Kleeb
- Esther Townsend
- George Macready
- Christopher Todd
- Richard Anderson
- Col. Murdock
- Bart Burns
- Secret Service White House Chief Art Corwin
- John Alban
- Party Guest
- Monya Andre
- Party Guest
- Malcolm Atterbury
- Horace - White House Physician
- Walter Bacon
- Reporter
- Al Bain
- Reporter
- Bill Baldwin
- Airline Announcer / Presidential News Conference Announcer
- John Barton
- Reporter
- Jack Berle
- Reporter
- Frederick Brown
- Guard at Office of Joint Cheif of Staff
- Robert Brubaker
- Gen. Diefenbach
- William Challee
- Gen. Riley
- Dick Cherney
- Reporter
- Charles Cirillo
- Reporter
- Thom Conroy
- Minor Role
- Joseph Crehan
- Bit Part
- Harry Denny
- Party Guest
- Mimi Dillard
- Mother at Dulles Airport
- Alphonso DuBois
- Reporter
- Fred Fisher
- Waiter
- Wesley Gale
- Reporter
- Kevin Gregor
- Minor Role
- Chuck Hamilton
- Reporter
- Tom Harris
- Minor Role
- Douglas Henderson
- Bit Part
- Stuart Holmes
- Senate Committee Member
- John Houseman
- Vice-Adm. Farley C. Barnswell
- Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.
- Capt. Ortega
- Clegg Hoyt
- Diner Operator
- Colette Jackson
- Bar Girl
- Jim Jacobs
- Helicopter Commando
- Kenner G. Kemp
- Senate Committee Member
- Paul King
- Party Guest
- Joseph La Cava
- Party Guest
- John Larkin
- Col. Broderick
- Leota Lorraine
- Guest
- Michael Masters
- Minor Role
- Kent McCord
- Presidential Aide
- Tyler McVey
- Gen. Hardesty
- William Meader
- Reporter
- Tina Menard
- Reporter
- Charles Meredith
- Senate Committee Member
- Ernesto Molinari
- Reporter
- Jack Mullaney
- Lt. (j.g.) Dorsey Grayson
- Joyce Nizzari
- Minor Role
- Joe Ploski
- Reporter
- Jose Portugal
- Party Guest
- Bill Raisch
- Minor Role
- Fred Rapport
- Party Guest
- Paul Ravel
- Party Guest
- Ron Rich
- Reporter
- Irvin Richardson
- Minor Role
- Owen Song
- Reporter
- Norman Stevans
- Senate Commitee Member
- Joe Walls
- Minor Role
- Charles Watts
- Stewart Dillard
- Fredd Wayne
- Henry Whitney
- Ferris Webster
- Gen. Bernard 'Barney' Rutkowski
- Mike West
- Minor Role
Produced By
- Kirk Douglas
- co-executive producer
- John Frankenheimer
- co-executive producer
- Edward Lewis
- producer
Music
Cinematography
- Ellsworth Fredericks
- director of photography
Sound
- Joe Edmondson
- sound mixer
- R.D. Cook
- recordist
- W.C. Smith
- boom operator
Editing
Production Design
Set Design
- Edward G. Boyle
- Set Decorator
Makeup
- Dave Grayson
- makeup artist
- Sydney Guilaroff
- hair stylist: Miss Gardner
Visual Effects
- Darrell A. Anderson
- opticals
Assistant Director
- Hal W. Polaire
- assistant director
- Robert J. Anderson
- assistant director
- Dale Hutchinson
- assistant director
Production Management
- Hal W. Polaire
- production manager
Art Department
- Frank Agnone
- property master
- Ross C. Burke
- prop
- Charles Gay
- prop
- Philip M. Jefferies
- assistant art director
- Gene Lauritzen
- construction coordinator
- William Maldonado
- construction coordinator
Stunts
- Bill Catching
- stunts
- Robert 'Buzz' Henry
- stunts
Editorial
- Bill Brame
- assistant editor
Other
- Thom Conroy
- dialogue coach
- Maggie Smith
- production secretary
Music Department
- David Amram
- composer: unused music / musician: french horn
- Jerry Goldsmith
- conductor
- Dale Anderson
- musician: drums, percussion
- Israel Baker
- musician: violin
- Larry Bunker
- musician: drums, percussion
- Gene Cipriano
- musician: woodwinds
- Manuel Compinsky
- musician: violin
- Ingolf Dahl
- musician: piano
- Vince De Rosa
- musician: french horn
- Jim Decker
- musician: french horn
- James Getzoff
- musician: violin
- Benny Gill
- musician: violin
- Caesar Giovannini
- musician: piano
- Alan Harshman
- musician: viola
- Wally Heglin
- music copyist
- Paul Horn
- musician: woodwinds
- Maxine Johnson
- musician: viola
- Carmell Jones
- musician: trumpet
- Manny Klein
- musician: trumpet
- Harold Land
- musician: saxophone
- Edgar Lustgarten
- musician: cello
- Shelly Manne
- musician: drums, percussion
- Jack Nimitez
- musician: saxophone
- Emil Richards
- musician: drums, percussion
- Eleanor Slatkin
- musician: cello
- Milton Thomas
- musician: viola
Costume Department
- Wesley Jeffries
- costumer
- Angela Alexander
- wardrobe
- Joan Joseff
- costume jeweller
- Sid Mintz
- wardrobe
Camera Department
- Richard Borland
- key grip
- John Mehl
- camera operator
- Vaughn Ashen
- gaffer
- Kyme Meade
- camera assistant
- Sterling Smith
- still photographer
- Paul Weddell
- camera assistant
Location Management
- Patrick J. Palmer
- location manager
Script Department
- John Franco
- script supervisor
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