Joshua Logan Director, Screenwriter, Producer Robert Walker Jr. Ensign Frank Pulver Actor Burl Ives Captain Morton Actor Walter Matthau Doc Actor Tommy Sands John X. Bruno Actor Millie Perkins Nurse Scotty Actor Kay Medford Head Nurse Actor Larry Hagman Lt. J.G. Billings Actor Gerald S. O'Loughlin Lt. S.G. LaSueur Actor Sal Papa Gabrowski Actor Al Freeman Jr. Taru Actor James Farentino Insigna Actor James Coco Skouras Actor Don Dorrell Payne Actor Peter Marshall Lt. J.G. Carney Actor Robert Matek Captain Donald "Stretch" Zimmer Actor Diana Sands Mila Actor Jack Nicholson Dolan Actor Peter S. Feibleman Screenwriter Charles Lawton Jr. Cinematographer William Reynolds Film Editing George Duning Original Music Leo K. Kuter Art Director William Kiernan Set Decoration Dorothy Jeakins Costume Design