Characters played by Burt Lancaster
Gen. James Mattoon Scott
Characters played by Kirk Douglas
Col. Martin 'Jiggs' Casey
Characters played by Fredric March
President Jordan Lyman
Characters played by Ava Gardner
Eleanor Holbrook
Characters played by Edmond O'Brien
Sen. Raymond Clark
Characters played by Martin Balsam
Paul Girard
Characters played by Andrew Duggan
Col. William 'Mud' Henderson
Characters played by Hugh Marlowe
Harold McPherson
Characters played by Whit Bissell
Sen. Frederick Prentice
Characters played by Helen Kleeb
Esther Townsend
Characters played by George Macready
Christopher Todd
Characters played by Richard Anderson
Col. Murdock
Characters played by Bart Burns
Secret Service White House Chief Art Corwin
Characters played by John Alban
Party Guest
Characters played by Monya Andre
Party Guest
Characters played by Malcolm Atterbury
Horace - White House Physician
Characters played by Walter Bacon
Reporter
Characters played by Sam Bagley
Reporter
Characters played by Al Bain
Reporter
Characters played by Bill Baldwin
Airline Announcer
Presidential News Conference Announcer
Characters played by John Barton
Reporter
Characters played by Jack Berle
Reporter
Characters played by Frederick Brown
Guard at Office of Joint Cheif of Staff
Characters played by Robert Brubaker
Gen. Diefenbach
Characters played by William Challee
Gen. Riley
Characters played by Dick Cherney
Reporter
Characters played by Charles Cirillo
Reporter
Characters played by Thom Conroy
Minor Role
Characters played by Joseph Crehan
Bit Part
Characters played by Harry Denny
Party Guest
Characters played by Mimi Dillard
Mother at Dulles Airport
Characters played by Alphonso DuBois
Reporter
Characters played by Fred Fisher
Waiter
Characters played by Wesley Gale
Reporter
Characters played by Kevin Gregor
Minor Role
Characters played by Chuck Hamilton
Reporter
Characters played by Tom Harris
Minor Role
Characters played by Douglas Henderson
Bit Part
Characters played by Stuart Holmes
Senate Committee Member
Characters played by John Houseman
Vice-Adm. Farley C. Barnswell
Characters played by Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.
Capt. Ortega
Characters played by Clegg Hoyt
Diner Operator
Characters played by Colette Jackson
Bar Girl
Characters played by Jim Jacobs
Helicopter Commando
Characters played by Kenner G. Kemp
Senate Committee Member
Characters played by Paul King
Party Guest
Characters played by Joseph La Cava
Party Guest
Characters played by John Larkin
Col. Broderick
Characters played by Michael Masters
Minor Role
Characters played by Kent McCord
Presidential Aide
Characters played by Tyler McVey
Gen. Hardesty
Characters played by William Meader
Reporter
Characters played by Tina Menard
Reporter
Characters played by Charles Meredith
Senate Committee Member
Characters played by Ernesto Molinari
Reporter
Characters played by Jack Mullaney
Lt. (j.g.) Dorsey Grayson
Characters played by Joyce Nizzari
Minor Role
Characters played by Joe Ploski
Reporter
Characters played by Jose Portugal
Party Guest
Characters played by Bill Raisch
Minor Role
Characters played by Fred Rapport
Party Guest
Characters played by Paul Ravel
Party Guest
Characters played by Ron Rich
Reporter
Characters played by Irvin Richardson
Minor Role
Characters played by Owen Song
Reporter
Characters played by Norman Stevans
Senate Commitee Member
Characters played by Joe Walls
Minor Role
Characters played by Charles Watts
Stewart Dillard
Characters played by Fredd Wayne
Henry Whitney
Characters played by Ferris Webster
Gen. Bernard 'Barney' Rutkowski
Characters played by Mike West
Minor Role