Delbert Mann Director Cliff Robertson Philip Nolan Actor Beau Bridges Frederick Ingham Actor Peter Strauss Arthur Danforth Actor Robert Ryan Lt. Cmdr. Vaughan Actor Walter Abel Col. A.B. Morgan Actor Geoffrey Holder Slave on ship Actor Shepperd Strudwick Secretary of the Navy Actor John Cullum Aaron Burr Actor Laurence Guittard Lt. Pritchard Actor Peter Coffield Lt. Vinson Actor Norman Rosemont Producer