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 "Mutt" 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 (uncredited)
Monya Andre
Party Guest (uncredited)
Malcolm Atterbury
Horace the White House Physician (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Reporter (uncredited)
Al Bain
Reporter (uncredited)
Bill Baldwin
Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
John Barton
Reporter (uncredited)
Jack Berle
Reporter (uncredited)
Robert Brubaker
Gen. Diefenbach (uncredited)
William Challee
Gen. Riley (uncredited)
Dick Cherney
Reporter (uncredited)
Charles Cirillo
Reporter (uncredited)
Harry Denny
Party Guest (uncredited)
Mimi Dillard
Mother at Dulles Airport (uncredited)
Alphonso DuBois
Reporter (uncredited)
Fred Fisher
Waiter (uncredited)
Wesley Gale
Reporter (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Reporter (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Senate Committee Member (uncredited)
John Houseman
Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)
Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.
Capt. Ortega (uncredited)
Clegg Hoyt
Diner Operator (uncredited)
Colette Jackson
Bar Girl (uncredited)
Jim Jacobs
Helicopter Commando (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Senate Committee Member (uncredited)
Paul King
Party Guest (uncredited)
Joseph La Cava
Party Guest (uncredited)
John Larkin
Col. Broderick (uncredited)
Kent McCord
Presidential Aide (uncredited)
Tyler McVey
Gen. Hardesty (uncredited)
William Meader
Reporter (uncredited)
Tina Menard
Reporter (uncredited)
Charles Meredith
Senate Committee Member (uncredited)
Ernesto Molinari
Reporter (uncredited)
Jack Mullaney
Lt. Dorsey Grayson (uncredited)
Joe Ploski
Reporter (uncredited)
José Portugal
Party Guest (uncredited)
Fred Rapport
Party Guest (uncredited)
Paul Ravel
Party Guest (uncredited)
Ron Rich
Reporter (uncredited)
Owen Song
Reporter (uncredited)
Norman Stevans
Senate Commitee Member (uncredited)
Charles Watts
Stewart Dillard (uncredited)
Fredd Wayne
Henry Whitney (uncredited)
Ferris Webster
Gen. Bernard "Barney" Rutkowski (uncredited)
Thom Conroy
Minor Role (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan
Bit Part (uncredited)
Sydney Guilaroff
Party Guest (uncredited)
Douglas Henderson
Bit Part (uncredited)
Leota Lorraine
Guest (uncredited)
Michael Masters
Minor Role (uncredited)
Joyce Nizzari
Minor Role (uncredited)
Bill Raisch
Minor Role (uncredited)
Joe Walls
Minor Role (uncredited)
Charles W. Bailey II
Novel
Ferris Webster
Editor
Rod Serling
Screenplay
Cary Odell
Production Design
Fletcher Knebel
Novel
John Frankenheimer
Director
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
Edward Lewis
Producer
Ellsworth Fredericks
Director of Photography
Kirk Douglas
Co-Executive Producer
John Frankenheimer
Co-Executive Producer
Hal W. Polaire
Production Manager
Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist
Edward G. Boyle
Set Decoration
Dave Grayson
Makeup Artist
Patrick J. Palmer
Location Manager
Frank Agnone
Property Master
Hal W. Polaire
Assistant Director
Richard Borland
Key Grip
Wesley Jeffries
Costumer
John Franco
Script Supervisor
John Mehl
Camera Operator
Bill Brame
Assistant Editor
Jerry Goldsmith
Conductor
Joe Edmondson
Sound Mixer
Bill Catching
Stunts
Robert J. Anderson
Assistant Director
Maggie Smith
Production Secretary
Sid Mintz
Wardrobe Designer
Dale Hutchinson
Assistant Director
Ross C. Burke
Props
Charles Gay
Props
Philip M. Jefferies
Assistant Art Director
Gene Lauritzen
Construction Coordinator
William Maldonado
Construction Coordinator
W.C. Smith
Boom Operator
R.D. Cook
Sound Recordist
Darrell A. Anderson
Visual Effects
Robert "Buzz" Henry
Stunts
Vaughn Ashen
Gaffer
Sterling Smith
Still Photographer
Kyme Meade
Assistant Camera
Paul Weddell
Assistant Camera
Angela Alexander
Wardrobe Designer
Joan Joseff
Other
Thom Conroy
Dialogue Coach
David Amram
Musician
Dale Anderson
Musician
Israel Baker
Musician
Arnold Belnick
Musician
Larry Bunker
Musician
Manuel Compinsky
Musician
Vince De Rosa
Musician
Alan Harshman
Musician
Paul Horn
Musician
Maxine Johnson
Musician
Tommy Johnson
Musician
Myra Kestenbaum
Musician
Manny Klein
Musician
Edgar Lustgarten
Musician
Shelly Manne
Musician
Emil Richards
Musician
Eleanor Slatkin
Musician
Milton Thomas
Musician
Gerald Vinci
Musician
Abraham Weiss
Musician