Cinematography:
Jack HildyardComposer:
Dimitri TiomkinCast:
Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, David Niven, Flora Robson, John Ireland, Harry Andrews, Leo Genn, Robert Helpmann, Philippe Leroy, Paul Lukas, Elizabeth Sellars (more)Plots(1)
The courage and leadership of U.S. Marine (Charlton Heston) and British Ambassador (David Niven) are the only hope against insurmountable odds, while a beautiful Russian Countess (Ava Gardner) must choose between freedom and commitment. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Charlton Heston](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/381/164381893_12ba41.png)
Charlton Heston
USA
Best movies:
Ben-Hur (1959)
The Big Country (1958)
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
![Ava Gardner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267989_b91374.jpg)
Ava Gardner
USA
Best movies:
Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)
The Long Hot Summer (1985) (TV movie)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
![David Niven](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/381/164381895_5cdfb0.png)
David Niven
UK
Best movies:
Murder by Death (1976)
The Brain (1969)
The Dawn Patrol (1938)
![Flora Robson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505198_5bbcb4.jpg)
Flora Robson
UK
Best movies:
Clash of the Titans (1981)
Romeo and Juliet (1954)
The Sea Hawk (1940)
![John Ireland](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269237_90602b.jpg)
John Ireland
Canada
Best movies:
Spartacus (1960)
Wild in the Country (1961)
Red River (1948)
![Harry Andrews](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/653/164653269_647743.jpg)
Harry Andrews
UK
Best movies:
The Hill (1965)
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
The Medusa Touch (1978)
![Leo Genn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/656/165656778_9e9462.jpg)
Leo Genn
UK
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Moby Dick (1956)
Quo Vadis (1951)
![Robert Helpmann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/321/158321526_e6d633.gif)
Robert Helpmann
Australia
Best movies:
![Philippe Leroy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270967_ada38e.jpg)
Philippe Leroy
France
Best movies:
The Hole (1960)
The Life of Leonardo Da Vinci (1971) (series)
La Femme Nikita (1990)
![Paul Lukas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/349/164349825_d7cffd.jpg)
Paul Lukas
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)
Uncertain Glory (1944)
![Elizabeth Sellars](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/935/159935029_2ca241.jpg)
Elizabeth Sellars
UK
Best movies:
Never Let Go (1960)
Desirée (1954)
The Chalk Garden (1964)
![Massimo Serato](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/356/160356674_a941d4.jpg)
Massimo Serato
Italy
Best movies:
El Cid (1961)
The Country Boy (1984)
The Silent Enemy (1958)
![Jacques Sernas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270669_6c720c.jpg)
Jacques Sernas
Best movies:
Pope John XXIII (2002) (TV movie)
La dolce vita (1960)
The Dirty Game (1965)
![Walter Gotell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272351_28640f.jpg)
Walter Gotell
German Empire
Best movies:
The X-Files – File 1: The Unopened File (1995) (video compilation)
The Scarlet and the Black (1983) (TV movie)
The Longest Day (1962)
Jūzō Itami
Japan
Best movies:
The Makioka Sisters (1983)
Lord Jim (1965)
55 Days at Peking (1963)
![Robert Urquhart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/747/160747148_68a23e.jpg)
Robert Urquhart
UK
Best movies:
Murder at the Gallop (1963)
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
Restless Natives (1985)
Stephen Young
Canada
Best movies:
Patton (1970)
Breaking Point (1976)
Rage (1972)
![Paul Naschy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271636_d75050.jpg)
Paul Naschy
Spain
Best movies:
El Cid (1961)
The Apostle (2012)
King of Kings (1961)
![Nicholas Ray](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269107_6ee504.jpg)
Nicholas Ray
USA
Best movies:
Hair (1979)
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
![Geoffrey Bayldon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/098/162098601_cef62b.jpg)
Geoffrey Bayldon
UK
Best movies:
To Sir, with Love (1967)
The Longest Day (1962)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)