"A U.S. Army colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him."
Burt Lancaster
as Gen. James Mattoon Scott
Kirk Douglas
as Col. Martin "Jiggs" Casey
Fredric March
as President Jordan Lyman
Ava Gardner
as Eleanor Holbrook
Edmond O'Brien
as Sen. Raymond Clark
Martin Balsam
as Paul Girard
Andrew Duggan
as Col. William "Mud" Henderson
Hugh Marlowe
as Harold McPherson
Whit Bissell
as Sen. Frederick Prentice
Helen Kleeb
as Esther Townsend
George Macready
as Christopher Todd
Richard Anderson
as Col. Murdock
Bart Burns
as Secret Service White House Chief Art Corwin
John Alban
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Monya Andre
Malcolm Atterbury
as Horace the White House Physician (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
as Reporter (uncredited)
Sam Bagley
Al Bain
Bill Baldwin
as Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
John Barton
Jack Berle
Robert Brubaker
as Gen. Diefenbach (uncredited)
William Challee
as Gen. Riley (uncredited)
Dick Cherney
Charles Cirillo
Harry Denny
Mimi Dillard
as Mother at Dulles Airport (uncredited)
Alphonso DuBois
Fred Fisher
as Waiter (uncredited)
Wesley Gale
Chuck Hamilton
Stuart Holmes
as Senate Committee Member (uncredited)
John Houseman
as Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)
Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.
as Capt. Ortega (uncredited)
Clegg Hoyt
as Diner Operator (uncredited)
Colette Jackson
as Bar Girl (uncredited)
Jim Jacobs
as Helicopter Commando (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Paul King
Joseph La Cava
John Larkin
as Col. Broderick (uncredited)
Kent McCord
as Presidential Aide (uncredited)
Tyler McVey
as Gen. Hardesty (uncredited)
William Meader
Tina Menard
Charles Meredith
Ernesto Molinari
Jack Mullaney
as Lt. Dorsey Grayson (uncredited)
Joe Ploski
José Portugal
Fred Rapport
Paul Ravel
Ron Rich
Owen Song
Norman Stevans
as Senate Commitee Member (uncredited)
Charles Watts
as Stewart Dillard (uncredited)
Fredd Wayne
as Henry Whitney (uncredited)
Ferris Webster
as Gen. Bernard "Barney" Rutkowski (uncredited)
Edward Lewis
Producer
Ellsworth Fredericks
Director of Photography
Charles W. Bailey II
Novel
Cary Odell
Production Design
Rod Serling
Screenplay
Editor
Fletcher Knebel
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
John Frankenheimer
Director
Co-Executive Producer
Dave Grayson
Makeup Artist
Hal W. Polaire
Production Manager
Edward G. Boyle
Set Decoration
Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist
Bill Brame
Assistant Editor
John Franco
Script Supervisor
Patrick J. Palmer
Location Manager
Conductor
John Mehl
Camera Operator
Frank Agnone
Property Master
Assistant Director
Wesley Jeffries
Costumer
Joe Edmondson
Sound Mixer
Richard Borland
Key Grip
Bill Catching
Stunts
Robert J. Anderson
Maggie Smith
Production Secretary
Sid Mintz
Wardrobe Designer
