John Wayne
Capt. Rockwell Torrey
Kirk Douglas
Commander Paul Eddington, Jr.
Patricia Neal
Lt. Maggie Hayes
Tom Tryon
Mac McConnell
Paula Prentiss
Beverly McConnell
Brandon De Wilde
Ens. Jeremiah 'Jere' Torrey
Jill Haworth
Ens. Annalee Dorne
Dana Andrews
Admiral Broderick
Stanley Holloway
Clayton Canfil
Burgess Meredith
Commander Egan Powell
Barbara Bouchet
Liz Eddington
Franchot Tone
CINCPAC I
Henry Fonda
CINCPAC II
Patrick O'Neal
Commander Neal Owynn
Carroll O'Connor
Lt. Commander Burke
Slim Pickens
C.P.O. Culpepper
James Mitchum
Ensign Griggs
George Kennedy
Colonel Gregory
Bruce Cabot
Quartermaster Quoddy
Tod Andrews
Captain Tuthill
Larry Hagman
Lt. J.G. Cline
Stewart Moss
Ensign Balch
Richard LePore
Tom Agar
Chet Stratton
Ship's Doctor
Soo Yong
Tearful Woman
Dort Clark
Boston
Phil Mattingly
PT Boat Skipper
Yankee Chang
Mortuary Clerk (uncredited)
Fritz Ford
Man at Mess Tent (uncredited)
Christopher George
Sailor (uncredited)
Jerry Goldsmith
Piano Player (uncredited)
Hal Needham
Airman in the Blue Lagoon (uncredited)
Hugh O'Brian
U.S. Army Air Corps Major (Liz Eddington's Lover) (uncredited)
Otto Preminger
Director
James Bassett
Novel
Wendell Mayes
Screenplay
Otto Preminger
Producer
George Tomasini
Editor
Lyle R. Wheeler
Production Design
Hugh S. Fowler
Editor
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
Bill Barnes
Casting
Loyal Griggs
Director of Photography
Hal Needham
Stunts
Loren Janes
Stunts
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Stunts
Paula Dell
Stunts
Bob Herron
Stunts
Dick Ziker
Stunts
Saul Bass
Title Designer
Morris Hoffman
Set Decoration
Del Armstrong
Makeup Artist
Naomi Cavin
Hairstylist
Dave Grayson
Makeup Artist
Frederic Jones
Hairstylist
Web Overlander
Makeup Artist
Michael Daves
Second Assistant Director
Howard Joslin
Assistant Director
Daniel McCauley
Assistant Director
Charles Grenzbach
Sound
Don Hall
Sound Effects Editor
Harold Lewis
Sound
Glenn E. Anderson
Boom Operator
Lawrence W. Butler
Special Effects
Willis Cook
Special Effects Technician
Farciot Edouart
Visual Effects
John Indrisano
Stunts
Dean Smith
Stunts
Carl Gibson
Key Grip
Philip H. Lathrop
Camera Operator
George Gordon Nogle
Camera Operator
Homer Plannette
Gaffer
Morris Rosen
Key Grip