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Directed by | |||
| Don Taylor | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Thomas Hunter | (story) & | |
| Peter Powell | (story) and | |
| David Ambrose | (story) | |
| David Ambrose | (screenplay) & | |
| Gerry Davis | (screenplay) and | |
| Thomas Hunter | (screenplay) & | |
| Peter Powell | (screenplay) | |
Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification
 | Kirk Douglas | ... | Capt. Matthew Yelland |
 | Martin Sheen | ... | Warren Lasky |
 | Katharine Ross | ... | Laurel Scott |
 | James Farentino | ... | Wing Commander Richard T. Owens / Mr Richard Tideman |
| Ron O'Neal | ... | Commander Dan Thurman |
| Charles Durning | ... | Senator Samuel Chapman |
| Victor Mohica | ... | Black Cloud |
| James C. Lawrence | ... | Lt. Perry |
| Soon-Tek Oh | ... | Simura, Captured Japanese Pilot (as Soon-Teck Oh) |
| Joe Lowry | ... | Commander Damon |
| Alvin Ing | ... | Kajima |
| Mark Thomas | ... | Marine Cpl. Kullman |
| Harold Bergman | ... | Bellman |
 | Dan Fitzgerald | ... | Navy Doctor |
 | Lloyd Kaufman | ... | Lt. Cmdr. Kaufman |
| Peter Douglas | ... | Quartermaster |
| Ted Richert | ... | Tideman's Assistant |
| George Warren | ... | Tideman's Bodyguard |
 | Gary Morgan | ... | Helicopter Crewman |
| Phil Philbin | ... | Admiral |
| Robert Goodman | ... | Enlisted Man |
| Richard Liberty | ... | Lt. Cmdr. Moss |
 | Neil Ronco | ... | Harvey |
| Bill Couch | ... | Durrell (as William Couch) |
 | Jack McDermott | ... | Wynn |
| Masayuki Yamazuki | ... | Togawa |
| George H. Strohsahl Jr. | ... | Air Boss |
| Ronald R. Stoops | ... | Navigator |
| Kenneth J. Jaskolski | ... | Assistant Air Boss |
| Sergei M. Kowalchik | ... | Crewman |
| Jake Dennis | ... | Helicopter Pilot |
| Jim Toone | ... | Helicopter Co-Pilot |
| Edward J. Deats | ... | Chief |
| Robert L. Huffman | ... | Radio Officer |
| James R. Augustus | ... | Junior Officer of the Deck |
| Sam P. Baldwin | ... | Lee Helmsman |
| Ronnie J. Ellis | ... | Captain's Aide |
| Timothy W. Gersbacher | ... | Enlisted Man |
| Wayne L. Flesher | ... | Enlisted Man |
| William S. Frost | ... | Enlisted Man |
| David H. Signor | ... | Enlisted Man |
| Tommy Abel | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| Andrew Akerson | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| Edward Andrews | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| Nick L. Anelli | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| Frank R. Arko | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| Emory W. Brown | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| Michael K. Balint | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| James Bulick | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| Andris Dambekaln | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| John T. Davis | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| Michael A. Davis | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| James A. Dennis Jr. | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| Frank D. Ramio | ... | USS Nimitz Crew (as Frank DiRamio) |
| Jerry D. Elliott | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| Richard Farrell | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| James W. Huston | ... | USS Nimitz Crew / F-14 Pilot (as James W. Houston) |
| Richard M. Johnson | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| Ronald Kissel | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| Michael J. Kubat | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| Raymond P. Langley | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| Eric Lofquist | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| Kermit L. McCorble | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| Robert K. Miller | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| William H. Miller | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| Gerry Mountcastle | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| William McCluskey | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| Alan Mullen | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| Charles F. Myers | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| Jeffery L. Myers | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| Randy M. Olin | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| David F. Person | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| Raymond M. Reynaud | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| Daniel C. Rockwell | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| Francis Ross | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| Trevor R. Sandison | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| Gregory T. Swarney | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| Andrey Swystun | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| Christopher V. Totis | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| Mark Trenor | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| Brian Tyndall | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| Peter D. Vogt | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| David Wanamaker | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| Stephen G. Weaver | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| Jan P. Werson | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| Steven G. Williams | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| Aaron B. Wilson | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| Michael Wilson | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| David E. Young | ... | USS Nimitz Crew |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Orwin C. Harvey | ... | Harvey, of Senator Chapman's Yacht (uncredited) |
Produced by | |||
| Peter Douglas | .... | producer (as Peter Vincent Douglas) | |
| Lloyd Kaufman | .... | associate producer | |
| Richard R. St. Johns | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Alan Howarth | |||
| John Scott | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Victor J. Kemper | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Robert K. Lambert | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Fernando Carrere | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Dennis Peebles | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Ray Summers | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Irving Buchman | .... | makeup artist | |
| Romaine Greene | .... | hair stylist | |
| Bob Mills | .... | makeup supervisor | |
| Bob Mills | .... | special makeup designer | |
Production Management | |||
| John W. Hyde | .... | executive in charge of production | |
| Lloyd Kaufman | .... | unit production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| J. David Jones | .... | second unit director (as David Jones) | |
| Pat Kehoe | .... | first assistant director | |
| Robert K. Lambert | .... | second unit director | |
| Mark McGann | .... | trainee assistant director | |
| Ed Milkovich | .... | second assistant director | |
| Douglas E. Wise | .... | second assistant director (as Doug Wise) | |
Art Department | |||
| Robert Boettcher | .... | assistant property master (as Bob Boettcher) | |
| Kent H. Johnson | .... | property master (as Kent Johnson) | |
| Nikita Knatz | .... | production illustrator | |
| Dale Koeppe | .... | assistant art director | |
| William Maldonado | .... | construction coordinator | |
Sound Department | |||
| Richard L. Anderson | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Bruce Bisenz | .... | sound mixer | |
| Robert Crosby | .... | boom operator (as Robert Crosby Jr.) | |
| Stephen Hunter Flick | .... | sound effects editor (as Stephen Flick) | |
| Warren Hamilton Jr. | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Alan Howarth | .... | special sound effects (as Alan S. Howarth) | |
| David J. Kimball | .... | re-recording mixer | |
| Robert J. Litt | .... | re-recording mixer | |
| Mark A. Mangini | .... | sound effects editor (as Mark Mangini) | |
| Norman B. Schwartz | .... | dialogue supervisor | |
| Howard S. Wollman | .... | re-recording mixer | |
| John Roesch | .... | foley artist (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Maurice Binder | .... | storm sequence | |
| Joe Day | .... | special effects | |
| Gary Elmendorf | .... | special effects | |
| Pat Elmendorf | .... | special effects | |
| Doug Hubbard | .... | special effects | |
| Peter Jaques | .... | producer: special effects | |
| Louis Schwartzberg | .... | time lapse special effects | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Jim Allsop | .... | optical technician | |
| Maurice Binder | .... | special visual effects | |
| Tom Pullinger | .... | optical editor | |
| Marv Ystrom | .... | optical effects | |
Stunts | |||
| Bill Couch | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Orwin C. Harvey | .... | stunt double (as Orwin Harvey) | |
| Colby Smith | .... | stunt double | |
| J. David Jones | .... | aerial stunts (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| David L. Butler | .... | director of photography: second unit | |
| Jim Coe | .... | still photographer | |
| Earl Gilbert | .... | gaffer | |
| Rhio Haessig | .... | best boy | |
| Robert Horne | .... | assistant camera (as Bob Horne) | |
| Stan Lazan | .... | director of photography: second unit | |
| Robert Marta | .... | assistant camera (as Bob Marta) | |
| Gaylin P. Schultz | .... | key grip (as Gaylin Schultz) | |
| Bernie Schwartz | .... | best boy | |
| Robert C. Thomas | .... | camera operator (as Bob Thomas) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Dee Miller | .... | location casting | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Cynthia Bales | .... | costumer | |
| James W. Tyson | .... | costumer (as James Tyson) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Donah Bassett | .... | negative cutter | |
| Leslie Dennis | .... | assistant editor | |
| Mike Dobie | .... | assistant editor (as Michael Dobie) | |
| Robert K. Lambert | .... | post-production executive | |
| Virgil A. Tanner | .... | color timer (as Virgil Tanner) | |
| Tim Tobin | .... | assistant editor (as Timothy Tobin) | |
Music Department | |||
| George Craig | .... | music supervisor | |
| Milton Lustig | .... | music editor | |
| John Richards | .... | music mixer | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Frank 'Cat' Ballou | .... | transportation coordinator (as Frank 'Cat' Ballou) | |
Other crew | |||
| Lynn A. Aber | .... | script supervisor (as Lynn Aber) | |
| Fred Baillie | .... | production assistant | |
| Mike Batzler | .... | production assistant | |
| Susan Becton | .... | secretary to producer | |
| Steven Bridges | .... | production assistant | |
| Benjamin Bruce | .... | location coordinator | |
| Judi Bunn | .... | second unit coordinator | |
| Jack Casey | .... | unit publicist | |
| Gerry Costello | .... | technical unit: Grumman | |
| Jake Dennis | .... | helicopter pilot | |
| Michael Durant | .... | production assistant | |
| Lyn J. Fink | .... | assistant production coordinator (as Lyn Fink) | |
| Gary Gero | .... | animal trainer | |
| Tony Gittleson | .... | location coordinator (as Tony Gittelson) | |
| William S. Graves | .... | technical advisor: US Navy | |
| Boots Hart | .... | post-production accountant | |
| B.J. Johnson | .... | location coordinator | |
| Douglas J. Kenny | .... | location assistant (as Doug Kenny) | |
| Rob Mays | .... | production assistant | |
| Jim McMahon | .... | location auditor | |
| Richard C. Milligan | .... | technical advisor: Grumman (as Richard Milligan) | |
| Bruce Montgomery | .... | technical unit: Grumman | |
| Kate Morris | .... | production administrator | |
| Pat Moseman | .... | production secretary | |
| Florence Nerlinger | .... | production coordinator | |
| Tony Tenreiro | .... | technical unit: Grumman | |
| Jim Toone | .... | helicopter co-pilot | |
| Clair Ward | .... | production assistant | |
| Mark Winter | .... | location assistant | |
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