"A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyenne."
Richard Widmark
as Capt. Thomas Archer
Carroll Baker
as Deborah Wright
Karl Malden
as Capt. Wessels
Sal Mineo
as Red Shirt
Dolores del Río
as Spanish woman
Ricardo Montalban
as Little Wolf
Gilbert Roland
as Dull Knife
Arthur Kennedy
as Doc Holliday
James Stewart
as Wyatt Earp
Edward G. Robinson
as Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz
Patrick Wayne
as Second Lieut. Scott
Elizabeth Allen
as Guinevere Plantagenet
John Carradine
as Jeff Blair
Victor Jory
as Tall Tree
Mike Mazurki
as Sr. First Sergeant
George O'Brien
as Major Braden
Sean McClory
as Dr. O'Carberry
Judson Pratt
as Mayor Dog Kelly
Carmen D'Antonio
as Pawnee Woman
Ken Curtis
as Joe
Harry Carey, Jr.
as Trooper Smith (uncredited)
Ben Johnson
as Trooper Plumtree (uncredited)
Mae Marsh
as Woman (uncredited)
Denver Pyle
as Sen. Henry (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
as Townsman (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson
as Jessie (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward
as Trooper (uncredited)
Don Ames
Al Bain
Walter Baldwin
as Jeremy Wright (uncredited)
Bill Borzage
Danny Borzage
Willis Bouchey
as Colonel at Victory Cave (uncredited)
Rudy Bowman
Lee Bradley
as Cheyenne (uncredited)
Joe Brooks
as Bartender (uncredited)
Dan Carr
Dave Dunlop
as Cpl. Levy (uncredited)
Jeannie Epper
as Entertainer (uncredited)
Stephanie Epper
Shug Fisher
as Skinny (uncredited)
James Flavin
as Ft. Robinson Sergeant of the Guard (uncredited)
Bob Folkerson
William Forrest
as Senator (uncredited)
Jerry Gatlin
Donna Hall
Sam Harris
William Henry
as Infantry Captain (uncredited)
Harry Hickox
Bryan 'Slim' Hightower
Harry Holcombe
Nancy Hsueh
as Little Bird (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Eddie Juaregui
Syl Lamont
as Infantryman (uncredited)
Steven Manymules
as Point Man (uncredited)
Ted Mapes
Mathew McCue
Philo McCullough
as Man (uncredited)
Joe McGuinn
as General (uncredited)
John McKee
David Miller
Louise Montana
Montie Montana
Charles Morton
Nanomba 'Moonbeam' Morton
as Running Deer (uncredited)
Many Muleson
as Medicine Man (uncredited)
Zon Murray
as Colonel (uncredited)
James O'Hara
Joe Phillips
John Qualen
as Svenson (uncredited)
Walter Reed
as Lt. Peterson (uncredited)
John Roy
Bing Russell
as Braden's Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
Charles Seel
as Newspaper Publisher (uncredited)
Ted Smile
Dean Smith
Cap Somers
as Soldier on Train (uncredited)
Mary Statler
Harry Strang
Bill Williams
Jack Williams
Carleton Young
as Carl Schurz's Aide (uncredited)
John Ford
Director
Bernard Smith
Producer
Otho Lovering
Editor
Alex North
Original Music Composer
Howard Fast
Novel
David Hawkins
James R. Webb
Screenplay
William H. Clothier
Director of Photography
Richard Day
Art Direction
Darrell Silvera
Set Decoration
Norman Pringle
Makeup Artist
Ann Peck
Costume Design
Francis E. Stahl
Sound
Frank Beetson Jr.
Stunts
Loren Janes
Cliff Lyons
Conductor
Gil Grau
Orchestrator
Russell Saunders
Assistant Director
Ray Kellogg
Ralph Webb
Special Effects
John Epper
Rudy Robbins
Wingate Smith
Eli Bo Jack Blackfeather
Neil Summers
George R. Schrader
Grip
Bill Cornford
Location Manager
Gerald Perry Finnerman
Camera Operator
Luster Bayless
Costume Assistant
John R. Hamilton
Still Photographer
Harrold Weinberger
First Assistant Camera
Stunt Double
Doug Mathias
Rigging Gaffer
Henry Brant
Music Arranger
