 | John Wayne als Maj. Daniel Xavier Kirby |
 | Robert Ryan als Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin |
 | Don Taylor als Lt. Vern 'Cowboy' Blithe |
 | Janis Carter als Joan Kirby |
 | Jay C. Flippen als MSgt. Clancy, Line Chief |
 | William Harrigan als Dr. Lt.Cdr. Joe Curran |
 | James Bell als Colonel |
 | Barry Kelley als Brigadier General |
 | Maurice Jara als Shorty Vegay |
 | Adam Williams als Lt. Bert Malotke |
 | James Dobson als Lt. Pudge McCabe |
 | Carleton Young als Col. Riley |
 | Michael St. Angel als Capt. Harold Jorgensen, Ops. Officer |
| Brett King als 1st Lt. Ernie Stark |
| Gordon Gebert als Tommy Kirby |
| Hal Bokar |
| Barry Brooks |
| Charles Brunner |
 | Richard Condon |
 | James Craven |
 | Victor Cutler |
 | Gail Davis als Virginia Blithe (uncredited) |
 | Sam Edwards |
 | Fred Graham als MP Sergeant (uncredited) |
 | Chuck Hamilton |
 | Douglas Henderson als Lt. Foster (uncredited) |
 | Milton Kibbee als Indian Affairs Clerk (uncredited) |
 | Mona Knox |
 | Keith Larsen |
 | Harry Lauter |
| Paul McGuire |
| Eda Reiss Merin |
 | John Mitchum |
| Patricia Prest |
| Noel Reyburn |
 | Hugh Sanders |
 | Lynn Stalmaster |
 | Milburn Stone als Fleet CIC Radio Operator (uncredited) |
 | Harlan Warde |
 | Dick Wessel als Mess Sergeant (uncredited) |
 | Mack Williams |
| Peter Ortiz |
 | Chuck Courtney als 3rd Pilot Replacement (uncredited) |
| Kenneth Gamet | Story |
| Nicholas Ray | Director |
| Beirne Lay Jr. | Screenplay |
| Edmund Grainger | Producer |
| Edmund Grainger | Screenplay |
| James Edward Grant | Screenplay |
| William E. Snyder | Director of Photography |
| Mel Berns | Makeup Artist |
| Roy Webb | Music |
| Sherman Todd | Editor |
| Albert S. D'Agostino | Art Direction |
| James W. Sullivan | Art Direction |
| Darrell Silvera | Set Decoration |
| John Sturtevant | Set Decoration |
| Michael Woulfe | Costume Design |
| Larry Germain | Hairstylist |
| Cliff P. Broughton | Production Supervisor |
| Sam Ruman | Assistant Director |
| Frank McWhorter | Sound |
| Clem Portman | Sound |
| C. Bakaleinikoff | Music Director |
| Howard Hughes | Presenter |
