"A Naval officer, reprimanded after Pearl Harbor, is later promoted to Rear Admiral and gets a second chance to prove himself against the Japanese."
John Wayne
as Capt. Rockwell Torrey
Kirk Douglas
as Commander Paul Eddington, Jr.
Patricia Neal
as Lt. Maggie Hayes
Tom Tryon
as Mac McConnell
Paula Prentiss
as Beverly McConnell
Brandon De Wilde
as Ens. Jeremiah 'Jere' Torrey
Jill Haworth
as Ens. Annalee Dorne
Dana Andrews
as Admiral Broderick
Stanley Holloway
as Clayton Canfil
Burgess Meredith
as Commander Egan Powell
Barbara Bouchet
as Liz Eddington
Franchot Tone
as CINCPAC I
Henry Fonda
as CINCPAC II
Patrick O'Neal
as Commander Neal Owynn
Carroll O'Connor
as Lt. Commander Burke
Slim Pickens
as C.P.O. Culpepper
James Mitchum
as Ensign Griggs
George Kennedy
as Colonel Gregory
Bruce Cabot
as Quartermaster Quoddy
Tod Andrews
as Captain Tuthill
Larry Hagman
as Lt. J.G. Cline
Stewart Moss
as Ensign Balch
Richard LePore
as Tom Agar
Chet Stratton
as Ship's Doctor
Soo Yong
as Tearful Woman
Dort Clark
as Boston
Hal Needham
as Airman in the Blue Lagoon (uncredited)
Otto Preminger
Director
James Bassett
Novel
Wendell Mayes
Screenplay
Producer
George Tomasini
Editor
Lyle R. Wheeler
Production Design
Hugh S. Fowler
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
Bill Barnes
Casting
Loyal Griggs
Director of Photography
Stunts
Loren Janes
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Paula Dell
Bob Herron
Dick Ziker