John Frankenheimer Director Arthur Penn Director Burt Lancaster Paul Labiche Actor Paul Scofield Colonel von Waldheim Actor Jeanne Moreau Christine Actor Michel Simon Papa Boule, Engineer Actor Suzanne Flon Mademoiselle Villard Actor Wolfgang Preiss Major Herren Actor Richard Münch General Von Libitz Actor Albert Remy Didont, Fireman Actor Charles Millot Pesquet, Engineer Actor Jacques Marin Jacques, Stationmaster at Rive-Reine Actor Paul Bonifas Spinet Actor Jean Bouchaud Capt. Schmidt Actor Donald O'Brien Sergeant Schwartz Actor Jean-Pierre Zola Octave Actor Arthur Brauss Pilzer Actor Jean-Claude Bercq Major Actor Howard Vernon Dietrich Actor Bernard Lajarrige Bernard Actor Louis Falavigna Railroad Worker Actor Rose Valland Writer Franklin Coen Writer Frank Davis Writer Albert Husson Writer Jules Bricken Producer Bernard Farrel Associate Producer Jean Tournier Cinematographer Walter Wottitz Cinematographer David Bretherton Film Editing Gabriel Rongier Film Editing Maurice Jarre Original Music William Holt Production Design