Richard Widmark as Lt. Carl Anderson

Jack Palance as Pigeon Lane

Reginald Gardiner as Sgt. Randolph Johnson

Robert Wagner as Coffman

Karl Malden as C.E. "Doc" Jones

Richard Hylton as Stuart Conroy

Richard Boone as Lt. Col. Gilfillan

Skip Homeier as Riley "Pretty Boy" Duncanon

Don Hicks as Lt. Bill Butterfield

Jack Webb as Correspondent Dickerman

Bert Freed as Slattery

Neville Brand as Sgt. Zelenko

Martin Milner as Whitney

Philip Ahn as Maj. Kenji Matsuoda (aka "Nomura")

Joe Turkel as Marine

Richard Allan as Pvt. Stewart (uncredited)

Edward Binns as First Soldier in Final Tracking Shot (uncredited)

Robert Board as Marine (uncredited)

Robert Bohannon as Soldier (uncredited)

Harry Carter as Bosun's Mate (uncredited)

Howard Chuman as Capt. Ishio Makino (uncredited)

John Close as Marine (uncredited)

Fred Coby as Capt. McCreavy (uncredited)

Pat Combs as Marine (uncredited)

George Conrad as Corpsman (uncredited)

Fred Dale as Pharmacist's Mate (uncredited)

Chris Drake as Frank (uncredited)

Jerry Fujikawa as Japanese Soldier (uncredited)

Don Gordon as Marine (uncredited)

Helene Hatch as Aunt Emma (uncredited)

William Hawes as Pascowicz (uncredited)

Frank Iwanaga as Japanese Soldier (uncredited)

Frank Kumagai as Romeo (uncredited)

Jack Lee as Courier (uncredited)

Paul Lees as Capt. Seaman (uncredited)

Bob MacLean as Marine Guard (uncredited)

Marion Marshall as Nurse (uncredited)

Roger McGee as Davis (uncredited)

John McKee as Marine (uncredited)

Harry McKim as Radioman (uncredited)

Rollin Moriyama as Fukado (uncredited)

Al Negbo as Marine (uncredited)

George Offerman, Jr. as Marine (uncredited)

Mrs. Poo Sai as Minor Role (uncredited)

Mike Road as Ship's Captain (uncredited)

Fred Shellac as Marine (uncredited)

Buster Slaven as Marine (uncredited)

Clarke Stevens as Recruit (uncredited)

William Yokota as Old Japanese Man (uncredited)

Michael Capanna as Marine (uncredited)

Shirley Christensen as Minor Role (uncredited)

Marcus Silva as Minor Role (uncredited)

Trueman Oshima as Minor Role (uncredited)

Ralph Nagai as Willie (uncredited)

Harris Matsushige as Japanese Soldier (uncredited)

Juan Marcus as Minor Role (uncredited)

Charles Lee as Japanese Soldier (uncredited)