The story of two Army officers, one a ruthless, career-obsessed schemer, the other his exact opposite, and their personal and professional lives from the end of World War I to the beginning of Vietnam.

Directors:
Richard Michaels
E.W. Swackhamer

Writers:
Peter S. Fischer
Anton Myrer (novel)

Cast (in credits order)
Sam Elliott ... Sam Damon
Cliff Potts ... Courtenay Massengale
Darleen Carr ... Tommy Caldwell
Amy Irving ... Emily Pawlfrey Massengale
Glenn Ford ... George Caldwell
Ralph Bellamy ... Ed Caldwell
Dane Clark ... Harry Sheppard
Andrew Duggan ... Gen. McKelvey
Lynda Day George ... Marge Krisler
Gary Grimes ... Jack Devlin
Clu Gulager ... Alvin Merrick
Robert Hogan ... Ben Krisler
Kim Hunter ... Kitty Damon
David Huddleston ... Earl Preis
Juliet Mills ... Joyce
Harriet Hilliard ... Harriet Nelson
Albert Salmi ... Sen. Bert McConnadin
John Saxon ... Capt. Townshend
James Shigeta ... Lin Tso-Han
Barry Sullivan ... Gen. Bannerman
Phyllis Thaxter ... Alma Caldwell
Forrest Tucker ... Col. Avery
David Wayne ... Col. Terwilliger
William Windom ... Gen. Duke kPulleyne
Anthony Zerbe ... Dave Shifkin
John Anderson ... George Varney
Andrew Robinson ... Reb Rayburne
Jeff Cotler ... Sam, as a boy
Tracie Savage ... Peggy Damon
Lynne Marta ... Celia Harrodson
Dennis Burkley ... Krazewski
Will Seltzer ... Brewster
Jane Elliot ... Cheryl Logan
Patricia Stich ... Nurse Pomeroy
Patti D'Arbanville ... Michele
Hayden Rorke ... Paul Sinclair
Ron Masak ... Maynard Lambert
James Cromwell ... J.L. Cleghorne
George Wyner ... Dr. McCabe
Cathey Paine ... Mae Lee Cleghorne
Kip Niven ... Ryetower
Kario Salem ... Joe Brand
Carmen Argenziano ... Adam Brand
Tom Reese ... Sgt. Stoner
Lee de Broux ... Bill Nickerson
Andrew Stevens ... Donny Damon
Jim Antonio ... Capt. Lasovitch
Melanie Griffith ... Jinny Massengale
Ben Piazza ... Capt. Jerome
Kent Smith ... Gen. Jacklyn
Jordan Rhodes ... Sgt. Ives
George Murdock ... Sgt. Chepenek
Frank Michael Liu ... Capt. Nagasay
Randall Carver ... Lee McConnadin
Anne Bellamy ... Helene McConnadin
Bert Kramer
Simon Scott
Jenifer Shaw
Rick Podell
George Loros
Chick Vennera
Lew Brown
Gary Springer
Rod Porter
Rori Gwynne
Geoffrey Binney
Rod McCary
Shelley Morrison
Richard Forbes
John Waldron
Sari Price
John Fujioka
Frank Farmer
Jan Burrell
William Bryant
William Bassett
Suzanne Horton
Clint Ritchie
Smith Wordes (as Smith Evans)
Sean McClory ... Militia Colonel
Stacy Keach Sr.
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Steve Eoff ... German Sergeant
Todd Everett
Steven Hood ... Messenger
Jane Merrow ... Hallie
Allen G. Norman ... Gamekeeper
Jameson Parker
Bryan A. Seneviratne ... Japanese Soldier
James Rosin ... Soldier No.2 (uncredited)

Runtime:540 min - on 4 discs
Country:USA
Language:English
Color:Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:Mono
plain packaging
soft print

Nominated for Golden Globe.