In a remote jungle outpost in the Far Eastern theater of World War II, a hotheaded American soldier murders an allied British sergeant in cold blood. Stalwart American Lt. Colonel Barney Adams (Mitchum) is dispatched to defend him in the ensuing court martial. But when Lt. Adams starts encountering roadblocks in his search for evidence, and his key witnesses start disappearing one after another, he soon realizes he's merely a pawn in a mysterious conspiracy that could extend to the highest levels of military power.
| Camera | Wilkie Cooper | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Guy Hamilton | Director |
| Production | Max E. Youngstein | Executive Producer |
| Production | Walter Seltzer | Producer |
| Writing | Keith Waterhouse | Screenplay |
| Writing | Howard Fast | Novel |
| Writing | Willis Hall | Screenplay |
| Editing | John Bloom | Editor |
| Production | Joyce Herlihy | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Kip Gowans | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Angela Martelli | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Harvey Woods | Casting Director |
| Camera | Frank Drake | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Les Hammond | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Len Shilton | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Matt McCarthy | ADR Editor |
| Production | Jock MacGregor | Producer's Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ivy Baker | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sidney Turner | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Olga Angelinetta | Hairstylist |
| Art | Leon Davis | Construction Manager |
| Sound | John Barry | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Lionel Bart | Main Title Theme Composer |
| Production | David Middlemas | Production Supervisor |
| Art | John Howell | Art Direction |
