On screen
Cast
35 credited performers
Rock Hudson
Col. Jim Caldwell
Rod Taylor
Col. Hollis Farr
Mary Peach
Victoria Caldwell
Barry Sullivan
Col. Bill Fowler
Kevin McCarthy
Gen. 'Happy Jack' Kirby
Henry Silva
Col. Joe Garcia
Leora Dana
Mrs. Evelyn Fowler
Robert Lansing
Sgt. Banning
Richard Anderson
Col. Ralph Josten
Richard LePore
Sergeant Kemler
Robert Bray
Lt. Col. Gales
Jim Bannon
Col. Morse
Nelson Leigh
Character not listed
Russ Bender
Character not listed
John McKee
Character not listed
Ben Wright
Character not listed
Louise Fletcher
Mrs. Kemler
John Holland
Character not listed
Artwork unavailable
Ed Prentiss
Duty Controller
Artwork unavailable
R. Wayland Williams
Character not listed
Leif Erickson
Gen. Hewitt
Brandon De Wilde
Bill Fowler Jr (uncredited)
Artwork unavailable
Steve Welles
Airman (uncredited)
Dorothy Abbott
Character not listed
Mary Benoit
Character not listed
John Davidson
Hadley - S.A.C. Observer (uncredited)
Artwork unavailable
Jay Jacobus
Character not listed
Ray Montgomery
Capt. Line (uncredited)
Ward Ramsey
Character not listed
Bing Russell
Captain (uncredited)
Ted Stanhope
Character not listed
Marjorie Stapp
Character not listed
John Zaremba
Flight Surgeon (uncredited)
Ed Kemmer
Pilot (uncredited)
Brad Trumbull
Co-Pilot (uncredited)