- Producers:
- Harry Saltzman
- Producers:
- S. Benjamin Fisz
- Director:
- Guy Hamilton
- The Senior Civil Servant:
- Harry Andrews
- Sqn-Ldr Canfield:
- Michael Caine
- Air Vice-Marshal Keith Park:
- Trevor Howard
- Baron Von Richter:
- Curt Jurgens
- Sgt Pilot Andy:
- Ian McShane
- Gp Capt Baker:
- Kenneth More
- Air Chief:
- Laurence Olivier
- Marshal Sir:
- Hugh Dowding
- Gp Capt Hope:
- Nigel Patrick
- Sqn-Ldr Harvey:
- Christopher Plummer
- Air Vice-Marshal Evill:
- Michael Redgrave
- British Minister in Switzerland:
- Ralph Richardson
- Sqn-Ldr Skipper:
- Robert Shaw
- Air Vice-:
- Patrick Wymark
- Marshal:
- Trafford Leigh-Mallory
- Maggie Harvey:
- Susannah York
- WO Warrick:
- Michael Bates
- Andy's wife:
- Isla Blair
- Farmer:
- John Baskcomb
- Willoughby's Asst Controller:
- Tom Chatto
- Jamie:
- James Cosmo
- Wing Cmdr Willoughby:
- Robert Flemyng
- Sqn-Ldr Edwards:
- Barry Foster
- Pilot Officer Archie:
- Edward Fox
- Flt-Sgt Arthur:
- Duncan Lamont
- Skipper's wife:
- Sarah Lawson
- Hitler:
- Rolf Stiefel
- Goering:
- Hein Riess
