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| James Mason | ... | Jim Molner | |
| Inger Stevens | ... | Mrs. Joan Molner | |
| Rod Steiger | ... | Paul Hoplin | |
| Neville Brand | ... | Steve | |
| Angie Dickinson | ... | Eileen Kelly | |
| Kenneth Tobey | ... | Agent Frank Cole | |
| Jack Klugman | ... | Vince, a thug | |
| Jack Kruschen | ... | F.B.I. Agent Charles Pope | |
| Carleton Young | ... | Roger Adams | |
| Barney Phillips | ... | Dan Pringle | |
| Harlan Warde | ... | Bert, Operative | |
| Ed Hinton | ... | Operative | |
| Chet Huntley | ... | Himself | |
| Roy Neal | ... | Himself | |
| Jonathan Hole | ... | Airline Executive | |
| William Schallert | ... | Henderson, Bank Representative | |
| Portland Mason | ... | Patty's Friend on Schoolbus | |
| Mae Marsh | ... | Woman in Elevator (replaced by Marjorie Bennett) (scenes deleted) | |
| Terry Ann Ross | ... | Patty Molner | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Stanley Andrews | ... | Older Executive (uncredited) | |
| Marjorie Bennett | ... | Woman in Elevator (uncredited) | |
| John Damler | ... | F.B.I. Agent (uncredited) | |
| Kenner G. Kemp | ... | F.B.I. Man at Airport (uncredited) | |
| Guy Kingsford | ... | Bank Officer (uncredited) | |
| Ralph Moody | ... | Kelly's Dentist (uncredited) | |
| Bert Stevens | ... | F.B.I. Man (uncredited) | |
| Brick Sullivan | ... | Cop (uncredited) | |
| Arthur Tovey | ... | Man on Couch at Airline Executive Meeting (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Andrew L. Stone | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Andrew L. Stone | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Andrew L. Stone | .... | producer | |
| Virginia L. Stone | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Howard Jackson | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Walter Strenge | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Virginia L. Stone | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Bernard | |||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Richard Maybery | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Francis J. Scheid | .... | sound | |
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The story packs a punch. OK, as suggested in the summary, there are far more global forms of terrorism now. But this sort still exists and still is awful.
Neville Brand stands out as giving the best performance. Rod Steiger is good too but maybe a little studied. James Mason turns in an extremely atypical performance, right from our first view of him. He seems more dithery than a James Mason character ought to, even under the tense circumstances involved.
Angie Dickinson is very good as a nasty, tough participant in the plot against Mason, his wife, their little daughter, the passengers of an airline, and the country. But Inger Stevens, the wife, is so shrill it's hard to view her as a heroine.
It's a strange production. All the cars are from the Chrysler Corporation. This happened a lot in TV shows of this time but less frequently in movies.