 | Robert Mitchum als Charles Shaughnessy |
 | Trevor Howard als Father Hugh Collins |
 | Christopher Jones als Major Randolph Doryan |
 | John Mills als Michael |
 | Leo McKern als Thomas Ryan |
 | Sarah Miles als Rose 'Rosy' Ryan Shaughnessy |
 | Barry Foster als Tim O'Leary |
 | Marie Kean als Mrs. McCardle |
 | Arthur O'Sullivan als Mr. McCardle |
| Evin Crowley als Moureen |
| Douglas Sheldon als Driver |
 | Gerald Sim als Captain |
 | Barry Jackson als Corporal |
 | Des Keogh als Lanky private |
 | Niall Tóibín als O'Keefe |
| Philip O'Flynn als Paddy |
| Donal Neligan als Moureen's boyfriend |
 | Brian O'Higgins als Constable O'Connor |
| Niall O'Brien als Bernard |
| Owen Sullivan als Joseph |
| Emmet Bergin als Sean (uncredited) |
| May Cluskey als Storekeeper (uncredited) |
| Annie D'Alton als Old woman (uncredited) |
 | Julian Holloway als Major Doryan (voice) (uncredited) |
| Pat Layde als Policeman (uncredited) |
| Ed O'Callaghan als Bernard (uncredited) |
| David Lean | Director |
| Robert Bolt | Screenplay |
| Maurice Jarre | Music |
| Norman Savage | Editor |
| Freddie Young | Director of Photography |
| Winston Ryder | Sound Editor |
| Gordon K. McCallum | Recording Supervision |
| Robert MacDonald | Special Effects |
| Anthony Havelock-Allan | Producer |
| Phyllis Crocker | Continuity |
| Roy Walker | Art Direction |
| Bernie Prentice | Electrician |
| Charles E. Parker | Makeup Designer |
| A. G. Scott | Hairstylist |
| Ernest Day | Camera Operator |
| Roy Rodhouse | Electrician |
| Jocelyn Rickards | Costume Designer |
| Eddie Fowlie | Location Manager |
| Douglas Twiddy | Production Manager |
| Peter Dukelow | Construction Coordinator |
| Stephen B. Grimes | Production Designer |
| Roy Stevens | Associate Producer |
| Ernie Grimsdale | Sound Editor |
| John Bramall | Sound Recordist |
| Josie MacAvin | Set Decoration |
| Vic Armstrong | Stunts |
| Charles E. Parker | Makeup Artist |
| A.G. Scott | Hairstylist |
| Eric Allwright | Makeup Artist |
| Colin Arthur | Makeup Artist |
| Linda DeVetta | Makeup Artist |
| Charles Frend | Second Unit Director |
| Roy Stevens | Second Unit Director |
| Michael Stevenson | Assistant Director |
| Pedro Vidal | Assistant Director |
| Jonathan Burrows | Third Assistant Director |
| Joe Marks | Second Assistant Director |
| Jonathan Mills | Third Assistant Director |
| David Tringham | Assistant Director |
| Bill Cook | Boom Operator |
| Gordon K. McCallum | Sound Mixer |
| John Hayward | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Michael Hickey | Sound |
| Brian Sinclair | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Malcolm Stewart | Sound Effects |
| Brian Warner | Special Effects |
| Gerry Johnston | Special Effects |
| Jack Cooper | Stunts |
| Bronco McLoughlin | Stunts |
| Tony Lawson | Assistant Editor |
