Filmmakers
Above the lineJF
Director
John Frankenheimer
RS
Screenplay
Rod Serling
EF
Cinematography
Ellsworth Fredericks
Director of Photography
FW
Editing
Ferris Webster
Editor
JG
Music
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
CO
Production Design
Cary Odell
Cast
67BL
Burt Lancaster
Gen. James Mattoon Scott
KD
Kirk Douglas
Col. Martin "Jiggs" Casey
FM
Fredric March
President Jordan Lyman
AG
Ava Gardner
Eleanor Holbrook
EO
Edmond O'Brien
Sen. Raymond Clark
MB
Martin Balsam
Paul Girard
AD
Andrew Duggan
Col. William "Mutt" Henderson
HM
Hugh Marlowe
Harold McPherson
WB
Whit Bissell
Sen. Frederick Prentice
HK
Helen Kleeb
Esther Townsend
GM
George Macready
Christopher Todd
RA
Richard Anderson
Col. Murdock
BB
Bart Burns
Secret Service White House Chief Art Corwin
JA
John Alban
Party Guest (uncredited)
MA
Monya Andre
Party Guest (uncredited)
MA
Malcolm Atterbury
Horace the White House Physician (uncredited)
WB
Walter Bacon
Reporter (uncredited)
AB
Al Bain
Reporter (uncredited)
BB
Bill Baldwin
Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
JB
John Barton
Reporter (uncredited)
JB
Jack Berle
Reporter (uncredited)
RB
Robert Brubaker
Gen. Diefenbach (uncredited)
WC
William Challee
Gen. Riley (uncredited)
DC
Dick Cherney
Reporter (uncredited)
CC
Charles Cirillo
Reporter (uncredited)
HD
Harry Denny
Party Guest (uncredited)
MD
Mimi Dillard
Mother at Dulles Airport (uncredited)
AD
Alphonso DuBois
Reporter (uncredited)
FF
Fred Fisher
Waiter (uncredited)
WG
Wesley Gale
Reporter (uncredited)
CH
Chuck Hamilton
Reporter (uncredited)
SH
Stuart Holmes
Senate Committee Member (uncredited)
JH
John Houseman
Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)
RJ
Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.
Capt. Ortega (uncredited)
CH
Clegg Hoyt
Diner Operator (uncredited)
CJ
Colette Jackson
Bar Girl (uncredited)
JJ
Jim Jacobs
Helicopter Commando (uncredited)
KK
Kenner G. Kemp
Senate Committee Member (uncredited)
PK
Paul King
Party Guest (uncredited)
JC
Joseph La Cava
Party Guest (uncredited)
JL
John Larkin
Col. Broderick (uncredited)
KM
Kent McCord
Presidential Aide (uncredited)
TM
Tyler McVey
Gen. Hardesty (uncredited)
WM
William Meader
Reporter (uncredited)
TM
Tina Menard
Reporter (uncredited)
CM
Charles Meredith
Senate Committee Member (uncredited)
EM
Ernesto Molinari
Reporter (uncredited)
JM
Jack Mullaney
Lt. Dorsey Grayson (uncredited)
JP
Joe Ploski
Reporter (uncredited)
JP
José Portugal
Party Guest (uncredited)
FR
Fred Rapport
Party Guest (uncredited)
PR
Paul Ravel
Party Guest (uncredited)
RR
Ron Rich
Reporter (uncredited)
OS
Owen Song
Reporter (uncredited)
NS
Norman Stevans
Senate Commitee Member (uncredited)
CW
Charles Watts
Stewart Dillard (uncredited)
FW
Fredd Wayne
Henry Whitney (uncredited)
FW
Ferris Webster
Gen. Bernard "Barney" Rutkowski (uncredited)
TC
Thom Conroy
Minor Role (uncredited)
JC
Joseph Crehan
Bit Part (uncredited)
SG
Sydney Guilaroff
Party Guest (uncredited)
DH
Douglas Henderson
Bit Part (uncredited)
LL
Leota Lorraine
Guest (uncredited)
MM
Michael Masters
Minor Role (uncredited)
JN
Joyce Nizzari
Minor Role (uncredited)
BR
Bill Raisch
Minor Role (uncredited)
JW
Joe Walls
Minor Role (uncredited)
Departments
60Production
- Kirk DouglasCo-Executive Producer
- John FrankenheimerCo-Executive Producer
- Patrick J. PalmerLocation Manager
- Edward LewisProducer
- Hal W. PolaireProduction Manager
- Maggie SmithProduction Secretary
Camera
- Kyme MeadeAssistant Camera
- Paul WeddellAssistant Camera
- John MehlCamera Operator
- Richard BorlandKey Grip
- Sterling SmithStill Photographer
Sound
- W.C. SmithBoom Operator
- Jerry GoldsmithConductor
- Tommy JohnsonMusician
- Israel BakerMusician
- David AmramMusician
- Dale AndersonMusician
- Arnold BelnickMusician
- Larry BunkerMusician
- Manuel CompinskyMusician
- Vince De RosaMusician
- Alan HarshmanMusician
- Paul HornMusician
- Maxine JohnsonMusician
- Myra KestenbaumMusician
- Manny KleinMusician
- Edgar LustgartenMusician
- Shelly ManneMusician
- Emil RichardsMusician
- Eleanor SlatkinMusician
- Milton ThomasMusician
- Gerald VinciMusician
- Abraham WeissMusician
- Joe EdmondsonSound Mixer
- R.D. CookSound Recordist
Art
- Philip M. JefferiesAssistant Art Director
- Gene LauritzenConstruction Coordinator
- William MaldonadoConstruction Coordinator
- Frank AgnoneProperty Master
- Ross C. BurkeProps
- Charles GayProps
- Edward G. BoyleSet Decoration
Costume & Make-Up
- Wesley JeffriesCostumer
- Sydney GuilaroffHairstylist
- Dave GraysonMakeup Artist
- Joan JoseffOther
- Angela AlexanderWardrobe Designer
- Sid MintzWardrobe Designer
Visual Effects
- Darrell A. AndersonVisual Effects
Editing
- Bill BrameAssistant Editor
Lighting
- Vaughn AshenGaffer
Crew
- Thom ConroyDialogue Coach
- Bill CatchingStunts
- Robert "Buzz" HenryStunts
Writing
- Charles W. Bailey IINovel
- Fletcher KnebelNovel
Directing
- Hal W. PolaireAssistant Director
- Robert J. AndersonAssistant Director
- Dale HutchinsonAssistant Director
- John FrancoScript Supervisor