Lieutenant Jim Perry
David Niven
Pvt. Ted Brewer
Stanley Holloway
Captain Edwards
Leo Genn
Old Chelsea Soldier
John Ruddock
A. Bromley Davenport
Marjorie Gillingham
Renée Asherson
Mrs. Gillingham
Mary Jerrold
Mr. Jackson
Raymond Lovell
Sgt. Buster
Jack Watling
Rispoli
Peter Ustinov
Sam Thyrtle
Lloyd Pearson
Mrs. Perry
Penelope Dudley-Ward
Pvt. Evans Lloyd
James Donald
Mrs. Ted Brewer
Esma Cannon
Mrs. Bill Parsons
Eileen Erskine
Mrs. Ned Fletcher
Grace Arnold
Herself
Tessie O'Shea
Officer on Ship (uncredited)
Trevor Howard
Sergeant Major (uncredited)
George Merritt
Perry's Daughter (uncredited)
Tracy Reed
Colonel Walmsley
A.E. Matthews
Soldier in Pub Talking to the Chelsea Pensioners (uncredited)
John Boxer
Minor Role (uncredited)
Peggy Carlisle
Pvt. Luke
John Laurie
Instructor (uncredited)
Alf Goddard
Garage Customer in Car (uncredited)
David Hutcheson
ENSA Artist (uncredited)
Benita Lydal
Gendarme in Café (uncredited)
Andreas Malandrinos
Sam - Friend of Pvt. Lloyd in Pub Scene (uncredited)
John Salew
Lewis Gun Instructor (uncredited)
Johnnie Schofield
Winifred Willard
Pessimistic Man Talking to the Chelsea Pensioners (uncredited)
Ben Williams
Pvt. Sid Beck
Leslie Dwyer
Pvt. Bill Parsons
Hugh Burden
Pvt. Herbert Davenport
Raymond Huntley
Pvt. Geoffrey Stainer
Jimmy Hanley
Sgt. Ned Fletcher
William Hartnell
The Training Company Commanding Officer
Reginald Tate
Story
Eric Ambler
Screenplay
Director
Carol Reed
Producer
Norman Walker
Director of Photography
Guy Green
Editor
Clive Donner
Casting
Irene Howard
Original Music Composer
William Alwyn
Stanley Haynes
Art Direction
David Rawnsley
John Sutro
Executive Producer
Herbert Smith
Fergus McDonell
Special Effects
Henry Harris
Music Director
Muir Mathieson
Bill Warrington
Assistant Director
Frank Bevis
Clapper Loader
Wally Fairweather
Boom Operator
George Paternoster
Sound Recordist
C. C. Stevens
Desmond Dew