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