Top Billed Cast

1. 

   Burt Lancaster

   Gen. James Mattoon Scott

2. 

   Kirk Douglas

   Col. Martin "Jiggs" Casey

3. 

   Fredric March

   President Jordan Lyman

4. 

   Ava Gardner

   Eleanor Holbrook

5. 

   Edmond O'Brien

   Sen. Raymond Clark

6. 

   Martin Balsam

   Paul Girard

7. 

   Andrew Duggan

   Col. William "Mud" Henderson

8. 

   Hugh Marlowe

   Harold McPherson

9. 

   Whit Bissell

   Sen. Frederick Prentice

10. 

    Helen Kleeb

    Esther Townsend

11. 

    George Macready

    Christopher Todd

12. 

    Richard Anderson

    Col. Murdock

13. 

    Bart Burns

    Secret Service White House Chief Art Corwin

14. 

    John Alban

    Party Guest (uncredited)

15. 

    Monya Andre

    Party Guest (uncredited)

16. 

    Malcolm Atterbury

    Horace the White House Physician (uncredited)

17. 

    Walter Bacon

    Reporter (uncredited)

18. 

    Sam Bagley

    Reporter (uncredited)

19. 

    Al Bain

    Reporter (uncredited)

20. 

    Bill Baldwin

    Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

21. 

    John Barton

    Reporter (uncredited)

22. 

    Jack Berle

    Reporter (uncredited)

23. 

    Robert Brubaker

    Gen. Diefenbach (uncredited)

24. 

    William Challee

    Gen. Riley (uncredited)

25. 

    Dick Cherney

    Reporter (uncredited)

26. 

    Charles Cirillo

    Reporter (uncredited)

27. 

    Harry Denny

    Party Guest (uncredited)

28. 

    Mimi Dillard

    Mother at Dulles Airport (uncredited)

29. 

    Alphonso DuBois

    Reporter (uncredited)

30. 

    Fred Fisher

    Waiter (uncredited)

31. 

    Wesley Gale

    Reporter (uncredited)

32. 

    Chuck Hamilton

    Reporter (uncredited)

33. 

    Stuart Holmes

    Senate Committee Member (uncredited)

34. 

    John Houseman

    Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)

35. 

    Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.

    Capt. Ortega (uncredited)

36. 

    Clegg Hoyt

    Diner Operator (uncredited)

37. 

    Colette Jackson

    Bar Girl (uncredited)

38. 

    Jim Jacobs

    Helicopter Commando (uncredited)

39. 

    Kenner G. Kemp

    Senate Committee Member (uncredited)

40. 

    Paul King

    Party Guest (uncredited)

41. 

    Joseph La Cava

    Party Guest (uncredited)

42. 

    John Larkin

    Col. Broderick (uncredited)

43. 

    Kent McCord

    Presidential Aide (uncredited)

44. 

    Tyler McVey

    Gen. Hardesty (uncredited)

45. 

    William Meader

    Reporter (uncredited)

46. 

    Tina Menard

    Reporter (uncredited)

47. 

    Charles Meredith

    Senate Committee Member (uncredited)

48. 

    Ernesto Molinari

    Reporter (uncredited)

49. 

    Jack Mullaney

    Lt. Dorsey Grayson (uncredited)

50. 

    Joe Ploski

    Reporter (uncredited)

51. 

    José Portugal

    Party Guest (uncredited)

52. 

    Fred Rapport

    Party Guest (uncredited)

53. 

    Paul Ravel

    Party Guest (uncredited)

54. 

    Ron Rich

    Reporter (uncredited)

55. 

    Owen Song

    Reporter (uncredited)

56. 

    Norman Stevans

    Senate Commitee Member (uncredited)

57. 

    Charles Watts

    Stewart Dillard (uncredited)

58. 

    Fredd Wayne

    Henry Whitney (uncredited)

59. 

    Ferris Webster

    Gen. Bernard "Barney" Rutkowski (uncredited)