"A troubled arsonist spins a tale of espionage to a captivating girl, who becomes enthralled and entangled in his dangerous fantasies, leading to unexpected murder and chaos that change their lives forever."
Anthony Perkins
as Dennis Pitt
Tuesday Weld
as Sue Ann Stepanek
Beverly Garland
as Mrs. Stepanek
John Randolph
as Morton Azenauer
Dick O'Neill
as Bud Munsch
Clarice Blackburn
as Mrs. Bronson
Joseph Bova
as Pete
Ken Kercheval
as Harry Jackson
Don Fellows
as Detective
Parker Fennelly
as Sam Joyals (uncredited)
Bill Sorrells
as Cop at Beanery (uncredited)
Tom Gorman
as First Detective (uncredited)
Paul Larson
as Mrs. Stepanek's Boyfriend (uncredited)
Gil Rogers
as Man at Police Station (uncredited)
Dan Morgan
Jay Barney
as (uncredited)
Timothy Callahan
as Plainclothes Cop (uncredited)
William Fort
as Cop (uncredited)
Maurice Ottinger
as Highway Policeman (uncredited)
George Ryan
as Drillmaster (uncredited)
Ed Wagner
Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Screenplay
Stephen Geller
Novel
Noel Black
Director
Ann Roth
Costume Design
David L. Quaid
Director of Photography
William H. Ziegler
Editor
Lawrence Turman
Executive Producer
Producer
Jack Martin Smith
Art Direction
Marshall Backlar
Harold Michelson
Jack Grossberg
Associate Producer
Johnny Mandel
Original Music Composer
Dennis Maitland
Sound
Ralph Winiger
Special Effects
Unit Production Manager
Roger M. Rothstein
Assistant Director
David Dockendorf
Billy King
William O. King
John Mortensen
Set Decoration
Robert Jiras
Makeup Artist