Steven Spielberg Director John Belushi Captain Wild Bill Kelso Actor Dan Aykroyd Sgt. Frank Tree Actor Lorraine Gary Joan Douglas Actor Ned Beatty Ward Douglas Actor Treat Williams Corporal Chuck "Stretch" Sitarski Actor Nancy Allen Donna Stratton Actor Robert Stack Major General Joseph W. Stillwell Actor Tim Matheson Captain Loomis Birkhead Actor Toshiro Mifune Commander Akiro Mitamura Actor Christopher Lee Captain Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt Actor Warren Oates Colonel Madman Maddox Actor Bobby Di Cicco Wally Stephens Actor Dianne Kay Betty Douglas Actor Murray Hamilton Claude Crumm Actor Slim Pickens Hollis P. Wood Actor Eddie Deezen Herbie Kaziminsky Actor John Candy Private Foley Actor Robert Zemeckis Writer, Screenwriter Bob Gale Writer, Screenwriter John Milius Writer, Executive Producer Buzz Feitshans Producer Janet Healy Associate Producer Michael Kahn Associate Producer, Film Editing John Williams Original Music William A. Fraker Cinematographer Sally Dennison Casting Dean Edward Mitzner Production Design John P. Austin Set Decoration Deborah Nadoolman Costume Design