Overview
Featuring an all-star cast and on-location shooting in Japan, where the story is set, three US Air Force rescue pilots must overcome their personal problems and differences to embark upon a dangerous mission to save raft-bound Japanese survivors from a murderous storm-tossed sea. As they head for their location, the film flashes back to chronicle the pasts of each pilot to make clear their mixed feelings about their upcoming assignment.
Cast
- Yul Brynner as TSgt. Mike Takashima
- Richard Widmark as L:t. Col. Glenn Stevenson
- George Chakiris as 2nd Lt. John Gregg
- Suzy Parker as Lucille Caroll
- Shirley Knight as Caroline Gordon / Stevenson
- Danièle Gaubert as Leila
- Eiko Taki as Tomiko
- Joe Di Reda as SSgt. Randy Smith
- Mitsuhiro Sugiyama as Charlie
- E.S. Ince as Capt. Walter Mound