Drama Thriller
A U.S. Marine Corps colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.
Directed by
John Frankenheimer
Kirk Douglas
Col. Martin "Jiggs" Casey
Martin Balsam
Paul Girard
Burt Lancaster
Gen. James Mattoon Scott
Richard Anderson
Col. Murdock
Edmond O'Brien
Sen. Raymond Clark
Ava Gardner
Eleanor Holbrook
Andrew Duggan
Col. William "Mutt" Henderson
John Houseman
Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)
Fredric March
President Jordan Lyman
George Macready
Christopher Todd
Kent McCord
Presidential Aide (uncredited)
Douglas Henderson
Bit Part (uncredited)
Whit Bissell
Sen. Frederick Prentice
Jack Mullaney
Lt. Dorsey Grayson (uncredited)
Malcolm Atterbury
Horace the White House Physician (uncredited)
Charles Meredith
Senate Committee Member (uncredited)
Hugh Marlowe
Harold McPherson
Chuck Hamilton
Reporter (uncredited)
Tyler McVey
Gen. Hardesty (uncredited)
Bill Baldwin
Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
William Challee
Gen. Riley (uncredited)
John Larkin
Col. Broderick (uncredited)
Robert "Buzz" Henry
Al Bain
Reporter (uncredited)
Helen Kleeb
Esther Townsend
Joseph Crehan
Bit Part (uncredited)
Charles Watts
Stewart Dillard (uncredited)
Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.
Capt. Ortega (uncredited)
Clegg Hoyt
Diner Operator (uncredited)
Robert J. Anderson
Bill Raisch
Minor Role (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Senate Committee Member (uncredited)
Fredd Wayne
Henry Whitney (uncredited)
Jack Berle
Reporter (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Senate Committee Member (uncredited)
Joyce Nizzari
Minor Role (uncredited)
Robert Brubaker
Gen. Diefenbach (uncredited)
Leota Lorraine
Guest (uncredited)
Ron Rich
Reporter (uncredited)
Shelly Manne
Colette Jackson
Bar Girl (uncredited)
Bart Burns
Secret Service White House Chief Art Corwin
John Alban
Party Guest (uncredited)
Monya Andre
Party Guest (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Reporter (uncredited)
John Barton
Reporter (uncredited)
Dick Cherney
Reporter (uncredited)
Charles Cirillo
Reporter (uncredited)
Harry Denny
Party Guest (uncredited)
Mimi Dillard
Mother at Dulles Airport (uncredited)
Alphonso DuBois
Reporter (uncredited)
Fred Fisher
Waiter (uncredited)
Wesley Gale
Reporter (uncredited)
Jim Jacobs
Helicopter Commando (uncredited)
Paul King
Party Guest (uncredited)
Joseph La Cava
Party Guest (uncredited)
William Meader
Reporter (uncredited)
Tina Menard
Reporter (uncredited)
Ernesto Molinari
Reporter (uncredited)
Joe Ploski
Reporter (uncredited)
José Portugal
Party Guest (uncredited)
Fred Rapport
Party Guest (uncredited)
Paul Ravel
Party Guest (uncredited)
Owen Song
Reporter (uncredited)
Norman Stevans
Senate Commitee Member (uncredited)
Thom Conroy
Minor Role (uncredited)
Michael Masters
Minor Role (uncredited)
Joe Walls
Minor Role (uncredited)
Maxine Johnson
Manny Klein
Eleanor Slatkin
Abraham Weiss

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