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 | George C. Scott as General Harlan Bache |
 | Timothy Hutton as Cadet Major Brian Moreland |
 | Ronny Cox as Colonel Kerby |
 | Sean Penn as Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer |
 | Tom Cruise as Cadet Captain David Shawn |
 | John P. Navin Jr. as Derek Mellott |
 | Billy Van Zandt as Bug |
 | Evan Handler as Edward West |
 | Giancarlo Esposito as Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce |
 | Brendan Ward as Charlie Auden |
| Donald Kimmel as Billy Harris |
| Timothy Wahrer as Cadet Major John Cooper |
| Tim Riley as Hulk |
| Jeff Rochlin as Shovel |
 | Rusty Jacobs as Rusty |
| Jess Osuna as Dean Ferris |
| David Reed as Townnie |
 | Earl Hindman as Lieutenant Hanson |
 | Ed Spinelli as Townie (uncredited) |
| David McGinley as Cadet |
| Production | |
| Stanley R. Jaffe | Producer |
Writing | |
| James Lineberger | Adaptation |
Editing | |
| Maury Winetrobe | Editor |
Writing | |
| Darryl Ponicsan | Screenplay |
Sound | |
| Maurice Jarre | Original Music Composer |
Writing | |
| Devery Freeman | Novel |
Directing | |
| Harold Becker | Director |
Production | |
| Howard B. Jaffe | Producer |
Camera | |
| Owen Roizman | Director of Photography |
Art | |
| Carl Biddiscombe | Set Decoration |
| Stan Jolley | Art Direction |
| Alfred Sweeney | Art Direction |
Writing | |
| Robert Mark Kamen | Screenplay |
Crew | |
| David R. Ellis | Stunts |
| Andrew Overholtzer | Special Effects |
| Brian Smrz | Stunts |
Directing | |
| Joyce Webb | Script Supervisor |
Crew | |
| James Camomile | Special Effects |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Robert Jiras | Makeup Artist |
Directing | |
| M. James Arnett | Second Unit Director |
| William M. Elvin | Second Assistant Director |
| Nikita Knatz | Second Unit Director |
| Michael Looney | Second Assistant Director |
| Thomas J. Mack | Assistant Director |
Crew | |
| Fred Cramer | Special Effects |
| Dennis Dion | Special Effects |
| Garry Elmendorf | Special Effects |
| Paul H. Stewart | Special Effects |
Lighting | |
| Gary H. Holt | Gaffer |
Production | |
| Shirley Rich | Casting Director |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Barry Kellogg | Costumer |
| Michael J. Long | Costumer |
| Eddie Marks | Costume Supervisor |
Production | |
| Norman A. Cook | Production Manager |
| Phillip M. Goldfarb | Production Manager |
Editing | |
| Michael Luciano | Additional Editor |
| Jim Faris | Additional Editor |
| Dennis E. Lew | First Assistant Editor |
| Saul Saladow | Assistant Editor |
| Eric A. Sears | Assistant Editor |
| Florence Williamson | Assistant Editor |
Directing | |
| Marie Kenney | Script Supervisor |
Art | |
| Leon Harris | Production Illustrator |
Camera | |
| James Glennon | Camera Operator |
| George Silano | Camera Operator |
| Garrett Brown | Steadicam Operator |
| Rob Hahn | First Assistant Camera |
| Craig Haagensen | First Assistant Camera |
| Scott Rathner | Second Assistant Camera |
Art | |
| Duane R. Marion | Leadman |
| Russell Goble | Property Master |
| Mickey Woods | Construction Coordinator |
Lighting | |
| David Jarrell | Best Boy Electric |
Camera | |
| John T. Ryan | Dolly Grip |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Frank Bianco | Hairstylist |
Camera | |
| Josh Weiner | Still Photographer |
Production | |
| Marion Billings | Publicist |
Crew | |
| John Kane | Unit Publicist |
| Aram Betkijian | Transportation Captain |
| Wayne Morris | Transportation Co-Captain |
| M. James Arnett | Stunt Coordinator |
Production | |
| Jo Doster | Extras Casting |
| Darilyn Stringer | Extras Casting |
Sound | |
| Bert Hallberg | Sound Mixer |
| Ralph Babcock | Boom Operator |
| Arthur Jackson | Utility Sound |
| William L. McCaughey | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Howard S. Wollman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Gary C. Bourgeois | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jerry MacDonald | Music Editor |
| Gordon Daniel | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Garry Ulmer | Scoring Mixer |
| Greg Dillon | Sound Editor |
| James Fritch | Sound Editor |
| James J. Klinger | Sound Editor |
| Anthony Palk | Sound Editor |
| Marvin I. Kosberg | Sound Editor |
| Gary Shepherd | Sound Editor |
| Bruce Bell | Sound Editor |
