"In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love."
Burt Lancaster
as 1st Sgt. Milton Warden
Montgomery Clift
as Pvt. Robert E. Lee 'Prew' Prewitt
Deborah Kerr
as Karen Holmes
Donna Reed
as Alma 'Lorene' Burke
Frank Sinatra
as Pvt. Angelo Maggio
Philip Ober
as Capt. Dana Holmes
Mickey Shaughnessy
as Cpl. Leva
Harry Bellaver
as Pvt. Mazzioli
Ernest Borgnine
as Sgt. James R. 'Fatso' Judson
Jack Warden
as Cpl. Buckley
John Dennis
as Sgt. Ike Galovitch
Merle Travis
as Sal Anderson
Tim Ryan
as Sgt. Pete Karelsen
Arthur Keegan
as Treadwell
Barbara Morrison
as Mrs. Kipfer
Claude Akins
as Sgt. 'Baldy' Dhom (uncredited)
Don Dubbins
as Pvt. Friday Clark (uncredited)
George Reeves
as Sgt. Maylon Stark (uncredited)
Jean Willes
as Annette (uncredited)
Delia Salvi
as Billie (uncredited)
Vicki Bakken
as Suzanne (uncredited)
Margaret Barstow
as Roxanne (uncredited)
Henry Bean
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Willis Bouchey
as Army Lieutenant Colonel (uncredited)
John Bryant
as Capt. G.R. Ross (uncredited)
Mary Carver
as Nancy (uncredited)
John Cason
as Cpl. Paluso (uncredited)
Mack Chandler
as Soldier (uncredited)
John Davis
as Pvt. Friday Clark - Bugler (uncredited)
Elaine DuPont
Moana Gleason
as Rose - Waitress in Enlisted Men's Club (uncredited)
June Harris
as Dance Hall Girl (uncredited)
Robert Healy
Douglas Henderson
as Cpl. Champ Wilson (uncredited)
Lars Hensen
James Jones
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Robert Karnes
as Sgt. Turp Thornhill (uncredited)
Manny Klein
as Trumpet Player (uncredited)
Edward Laguna
Carey Leverette
Weaver Levy
as Bartender (uncredited)
William Lundmark
as Bill (uncredited)
Freeman Lusk
as Col. Wood (uncredited)
Tyler McVey
as Maj. Stern (uncredited)
Kristine Miller
as Georgette - Lorene's Roommate (uncredited)
Patrick Miller
Allen Pinson
Fay Roope
as Gen. Slater (uncredited)
Louise Saraydar
Alvin Sargent
as Nair (uncredited)
Joseph Sargent
Joan Shawlee
as Sandra (uncredited)
Al Silvani
as Soldier Leaving New Congress Club (uncredited)
Angela Stevens
as Jean (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
as Military Guard (uncredited)
John Veitch
Guy Way
as Soldier at New Congress Club (uncredited)
Norman Wayne
Robert J. Wilke
as Sgt. Henderson (uncredited)
as Annette - Club Receptionist (uncredited)
Norman Wright
Carleton Young
as Col. Ayres (uncredited)
Robert Pike
as Maj. Bonds (uncredited)
Novel
Fred Zinnemann
Director
Daniel Taradash
Screenplay
Buddy Adler
Producer
William A. Lyon
Editor
Burnett Guffey
Director of Photography
George Duning
Original Music Composer
Stunt Double
Newt Jones
Makeup Artist
Charles Granucci
Props
Floyd Crosby
Cinematography
Maxwell Arnow
Casting
Robert J. Schiffer
Jim Hogan
Assistant Director
Stuart Stevenson
John P. Livadary
Supervising Sound Editor
Val O'Malley
Assistant Camera
Rhoda Donaldson
Hairstylist
Helen Hunt
Jean Louis
Costume Design
Clay Campbell
Morris Stoloff
Music Director
Frank Tuttle
Set Decoration
Arthur Morton
Orchestrator
Earl Bellamy
Lodge Cunningham
Sound Engineer
Cary Odell
Art Direction
Harold Lee
Sound Recordist
Charlsie Bryant
Script Supervisor
Kendall J. Fielder
Technical Advisor