Richard Brooks Director Richard Widmark Sgt. Thorne Ryan Actor Karl Malden Sgt. Laverne Holt Actor Elaine Stewart Julie Mollison Actor Russ Tamblyn Paul Jamison Actor Carleton Carpenter Merton "Tex" Tolliver Actor Steve Forrest Lobo Naglaski Actor Jerome Courtland Elvin C. Carey Actor William Hairston Daniel Hazard Actor Robert Arthur Donald Quentin Dover IV Actor Maurice Jara Franklin D. No Bear Actor Chris Warfield Soldier Actor Bert Freed Sgt. Vince Opperman Actor Regis Toomey Chaplain Actor Dore Schary Producer Millard Kaufman Screenwriter Dimitri Tiomkin Original Music John Alton Cinematographer John D. Dunning Film Editing Edward C. Carfagno Art Director Cedric Gibbons Art Director Alfred E. Spencer Set Decoration Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration