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| George C. Scott | ... | Lt. Barney Caine LAPD | |
| Marlon Brando | ... | Adam Steiffel, Chairman Titan Oil | |
| Marthe Keller | ... | Lisa Spangler | |
| John Gielgud | ... | Dr. Abraham Esau, Director Reich Energy | |
| G.D. Spradlin | ... | Arthur Clements | |
| Beatrice Straight | ... | Kay Neeley | |
| Richard Lynch | ... | General Helmut Kladen / Frank Tedesco | |
| John Van Dreelen | ... | Hans Lehman, Prefect of Police Berlin | |
| Robin Clarke | ... | Major Tom Neeley | |
| Ike Eisenmann | ... | Tony | |
| Marshall Thompson | ... | Geologist #1 | |
| Dieter Schidor | ... | Assassin | |
| Werner Kreindl | ... | Schellenberg | |
| Jan Niklas | ... | Gestapo Captain | |
| Wolfgang Preiss | ... | Franz Tauber, Swiss businessman | |
| Calvin Jung | ... | Sergeant Louis Yosuta LAPD Tactical Squad | |
| Alan North | ... | John Nolan, Chief of Tactical Squad LAPD | |
| David Byrd | ... | Paul Obermann, Chief Engineer Berlin Power & Light Co. | |
| Ferdy Mayne | ... | Professor Siebold | |
| Gerard Murphy | ... | Herbert Glenn, Clement's Chauffeur (as Gerry Murphy) | |
| Francisco Prado | ... | Mendosa | |
| Louis Basile | ... | Sgt. Vince Rizzo - LAPD Metro Homicide | |
| Ric Mancini | ... | Printman | |
| Weston Gavin | ... | U.S. Army Captain | |
| Craig T. Nelson | ... | Geologist #2 | |
| Herb Voland | ... | Geologist #3 | |
| Diane Tyler | ... | Telex Operator | |
| Jim Brewer | ... | Security Guard | |
| Lavelle Roby | ... | Secretary | |
| Albert Carrier | ... | Butler | |
| Ernie Fuentes | ... | Pool Man | |
| Stephanie Edwards | ... | Reporter | |
| Nathan Roberts | ... | Reporter | |
| Tom Hall | ... | Reporter | |
| Reinhard Vom Bauer | ... | Dr. Esau (young) | |
| János Gönczöl | ... | Dr. Karl Saur, Director Reich Armaments (as Janos Genczol) | |
| Heinz Kammer | ... | Dr. Hans Luschen, Director of Reich Research | |
| Reinhard Kolldehoff | ... | Reimeck (as Rene Kolldehoff) | |
| Martin Brandt | ... | Concierge (German) | |
| Paul Glawion | ... | Concierge (Swiss) | |
| Emil Steinberger | ... | Postal Clerk | |
| Emily Jensen | ... | Dancer | |
| Sandie Lawrence | ... | Dancer | |
| Ursula Warel | ... | Dancer | |
| Jane Faithe | ... | Dancer | |
| Wendy Baldock | ... | Dancer | |
| Ursula Hamann | ... | Pan-Am Lady | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Hammam Shafie | ... | Assassin (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| John G. Avildsen | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Steve Shagan | novel | |
| Steve Shagan | screenplay | |
Produced by | |||
| Steve Shagan | .... | producer | |
| Ken Swor | .... | associate producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Bill Conti | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| James Crabe | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| John Carter | |||
Casting by | |||
| Renate Arbes | |||
| Caro Jones | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Herman A. Blumenthal | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Lee Poll | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Bill Thomas | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Del Acevedo | .... | makeup artist | |
| Jo McCarthy | .... | hair stylist | |
| Hasso von Hugo | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Dieter Meyer | .... | production manager | |
| Karl W. Schaper | .... | production manager | |
| Ken Swor | .... | unit production manager | |
Art Department | |||
| Russell Goble | .... | property master | |
| Hans Jürgen Kiebach | .... | art director: Europe | |
Sound Department | |||
| Charles Grenzbach | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Jay M. Harding | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Michael J. Kohut | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Al Overton | .... | sound | |
| John Riordan | .... | sound editor | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Richard Richtsfeld | .... | special effects department | |
Stunts | |||
| Charlie Picerni | .... | stunts | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Mike Benson | .... | camera operator | |
| Garrett Brown | .... | Steadicam operator | |
| David E. Diano | .... | assistant camera | |
| Adam Glick | .... | set lighting technician | |
| Ted Harrison | .... | key grip | |
| Ross A. Maehl | .... | gaffer | |
| Elliott Marks | .... | still photographer | |
| Bob Whitaker | .... | still photographer | |
| George Whitear | .... | still photographer | |
Casting Department | |||
| Shirley Rich | .... | casting consultant | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| G. Tony Scarano | .... | wardrobe (as Tony Scarano) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| David Bretherton | .... | supervising editor | |
| Don Dittmar | .... | color timer | |
| Jane Kurson | .... | associate editor | |
| Bob Ramae | .... | assistant editor: Los Angeles | |
Music Department | |||
| Harry V. Lojewski | .... | music supervisor | |
| Joe Tuley | .... | music editor | |
| Dan Wallin | .... | score mixer | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Randy Peters | .... | transportation co-captain | |
Other crew | |||
| Willy Egger | .... | production executive: Germany | |
| Norbert Finck | .... | location manager | |
| Sandy Lawrence | .... | production secretary | |
| Bill Millie | .... | choreographer | |
| Don Morgan | .... | unit publicist | |
| Ana Maria Quintana | .... | script supervisor | |
| Stefan Zürcher | .... | location manager | |
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The reviews for this movie have been rather consistently poor--both when it was released and on IMDb. For some reason, I actually liked this film--maybe I have bad taste, but I found it to be a very pleasant surprise! Maybe some of my positive regard for this is because I like George C. Scott so much and because I like paranoid and depressing movies (and this one has all these elements). In fact, I am guessing that the depressing nature of the film is much of the reason why others dislike it (there are a lot of murders in the movie). But I liked it for the odd plot--about the evil oil producers trying to suppress a secret for a cheaper fuel through murders and payoffs. But, if you do decide to watch this film, please try to remember that it's only a film. This is not a piece of non-fiction!
UPDATE--8/08. I re-watched this film (something I rarely do) and was surprised how dull I found it a second time. While I still liked the paranoid plot involving a worldwide oil conspiracy, this time I noticed that the film was a bit too talky and the plot a bit too convoluted. Plus, and I know Brando fans will hate me for saying this, but his acting seemed a tad over-done. Still, it's a decent film even if I did knock my original score from 8 to 6.