"A bomb on board an airliner has an altitude-sensitive trigger. Unless a ransom is paid, it will explode when the plane descends to land."
Jack Lord
as Special Agent Frank Thompson
Edmond O'Brien
as The Man
Katherine Crawford
as Jean
John Saxon
as George Ducette
Van Johnson
as Capt. Anderson
Tom Simcox
as Chipps, Flight Engineer
Michael Sarrazin
as Army Corporal
Ed Asner
as Feldman
Malachi Throne
as Bartender
Robert Pickering
as Willoughby
Jan Shepard
as Elizabeth Thompson
Greg Morris
as Balaban, FBI Agent
Richard Carlson
as Chief Pilot Bob Shea
David Lewis
as Mr. Rierdon
Howard Caine
as L.A. Dispatcher
John Kellogg
as Dan Seaton
Bernadette Hale
as Virginia
Celia Lovsky
as Elderly Woman
Dee Pollock
as SpeedyJet Messenger
Edward Faulkner
as Reilly, Co-Pilot
Don Wilbanks
as Bomb Disposal Man
Don Stewart
as Charlie
Pitt Herbert
as Witness at Accident
S. John Launer
as Major
Robert P. Lieb
as SpeedyJet Dispatcher
Noam Pitlik
as Air Traffic Controller
Bert Remsen
as Police Officer
Len Wayland
as Agent Foster
Vincent Dee
Costume Supervisor
Frank Price
Producer
Robert F. Shugrue
Editor
Frank Arrigo
Art Direction
John McCarthy Jr.
Set Decoration
James M. Walters Sr.
Larry Germain
Hairstylist
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
Jim Hogan
Unit Manager
Joseph C. Cavalier
Assistant Director
Thom Piper
Sound
Richard Belding
Supervising Editor
Stanley Wilson
Music Supervisor
William A. Graham
Director
Rod Serling
Writer
Lalo Schifrin
Original Music Composer
William Margulies
Director of Photography