![all posters](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w140/files/images/film/posters/019/190/19190880_404888.jpg)
Directed by:
Rudolph MatéCinematography:
John F. SeitzComposer:
David ButtolphCast:
Alan Ladd, Dianne Foster, William Bendix, Keenan Wynn, James Whitmore, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Joey Bishop, Ross Bagdasarian, Peter Hansen, Robert Clarke (more)Plots(1)
A Quaker naval officer is called to active duty in WW II. He struggles to balance his beliefs with the need to serve, and is offered the chance to prove himself and redeem himself in the eyes of his mates with a dangerous mission. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Alan Ladd](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268027_ff41cc.jpg)
Alan Ladd
USA
Best movies:
Citizen Kane (1941)
The Proud Rebel (1958)
The Black Cat (1941)
![Dianne Foster](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/120/455/120455739_7416b4.jpg)
Dianne Foster
Canada
Best movies:
The Last Hurrah (1958)
The Violent Men (1955)
Night Passage (1957)
![William Bendix](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/515/515900_47bffc.jpg)
William Bendix
USA
Best movies:
Detective Story (1951)
Lifeboat (1944)
Woman of the Year (1942)
![Keenan Wynn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/570/164570664_651bb6.jpg)
Keenan Wynn
USA
Best movies:
![James Whitmore](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269274_66e7c6.jpg)
James Whitmore
USA
Best movies:
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
![Efrem Zimbalist Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280161_8598b6.jpg)
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Wait Until Dark (1967)
Hot Shots! (1991)
Band of Angels (1957)
![Joey Bishop](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/143/058/143058471_f25f1e.jpg)
Joey Bishop
USA
Best movies:
A Guide for the Married Man (1967)
Pepe (1960)
Ocean's Eleven (1960)
Ross Bagdasarian
USA
Best movies:
Rear Window (1954)
Stalag 17 (1953)
Viva Zapata! (1952)
![Peter Hansen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/046/576/46576461_b36653.jpg)
Peter Hansen
USA
Best movies:
The War of the Roses (1989)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
![Robert Clarke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/042/871/42871863_fddf7f.jpg)
Robert Clarke
USA
Best movies:
Band of Angels (1957)
The Body Snatcher (1945)
Back to Bataan (1945)
![Ann Doran](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505278_4186c0.jpg)
Ann Doran
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Holiday (1938)
![Jeanette Nolan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886385_fe841d.jpg)
Jeanette Nolan
USA
Best movies:
Psycho (1960)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Big Heat (1953)
![Paul Picerni](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/634/158634617_9893ed.jpg)
Paul Picerni
USA
Best movies:
Miracle of Fatima (1952)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Apartment (1960)
![Perry Lopez](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/634/158634646_19afe5.gif)
Perry Lopez
USA
Best movies:
Chinatown (1974)
Kelly's Heroes (1970)
Drum Beat (1954)
![Warren Douglas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/388/160388635_bbf895.jpg)
Warren Douglas
USA
Best movies:
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
Air Force (1943)
Destination Tokyo (1943)
![Nestor Paiva](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/112/160112212_f4c387.jpg)
Nestor Paiva
USA
Best movies:
The Sea Hawk (1940)
Bernadette (1943)
Midnight (1939)
![Barbara Stuart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000186_79eb79.jpg)
Barbara Stuart
USA
Best movies:
Airplane! (1980)
Hellfighters (1968)
Bachelor Party (1984)
![Jerry Mathers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/318/159318045_f9aec6.jpg)
Jerry Mathers
USA
Best movies:
The Trouble with Harry (1955)
Bigger Than Life (1956)
Better Luck Tomorrow (2002)
![Walter Reed](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/302/160302553_d3d9ec.jpg)
Walter Reed
USA
Best movies:
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Advise and Consent (1962)
Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
Steve Mitchell
USA
Best movies:
The Killing (1956)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Once a Thief (1965)