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