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Stanger Blevin Tracey Ross Arab Girl Michael Scalera Morgan Rob Wininger Lieutenant Chapin Gary Bayer (II) Lubell Ronald Salley Transportation Captain Paul Eiding Tourist Stephen Bradley (II) Deputy Director Sanford Jensen 2nd Engineer Gerald Jann 3rd Engineer Jennifer Wallace 1st Waitress Renny Temple Coffee Machine Mover Ziporah Tzabari Ancient Kuwaiti Woman Gabi Amrani (II) Old Villager Rozsika Halmos Seamtress Diane Carter Technician Jake Dengel (II) Doorman Billy Ray Sharkey Radio Man Burton Collins Cameraman Bill Geisslinger Walkie Talkie Agent Itzhak Bbi Neeman Refugee Man Jim Jansen Lieutenant Javier Grajeda Freddie Gomez Patricia Pivaar Female Newscaster Julie Ellis 2nd Waitress Yulius Ruval French Singer Pamela Stonebrook Singer Elizabeth Kubota Japanese Singer Rick Dees (II) Himself Commander Chuck Street Himself Christopher Maher Back to Top Directors Willard Huyck Director Back to Top Writers Robert Grossbach Source Material (from novel) ("Easy and Hard Ways Out") Gloria Huyck screenplay Willard Huyck screenplay Gloria Katz Screenwriter Back to Top Producers Gloria Huyck Producer Gloria Katz Producer Back to Top Camera, Film & Tape John E. LeBlanc 1st assistant camera John C. Moulds 2nd assistant camera Dream Quest Images miniature photography Bob Noland Color Timer Elliot Marks stills Peter Allwork (II) aerial photography (Israel) Laurie Ridley stills (Israel) Don Peterman Director of Photography Keith Peterman Camera Operator Ilan Rosenberg Camera Operator (Israel) Back to Top Editors Billy Weber additional Editing Martin Cohen 1st Assistant Editor Claudia Finkle Assistant Editor Sidney Wolinsky Editor Michael A. Stevenson Editor Back to Top Casting Dianne Crittenden Casting Ilene Starger casting assistant Eyal Geva Casting (extras/Israel) Back to Top Production Management Louise Jaffe Script Supervisor Haim Sharir Production Manager (Israel) Margo Gawelko DGA Trainee Zvi Spielmann Production Supervisor (Israel) Shlomo Mograbi Production Supervisor (Israel) Austen Jewell Unit Production Manager Robert Latham Brown Unit Production Manager Jerry Grandey 1st Assistant Director Jerry Sobul 1st Assistant Director Catherine Wanek 2nd Assistant Director Nissim Leon Assistant Director (Israel) Isidor Musalem 2nd Assistant Director (Israel) Hadas Ziv 2nd Assistant Director (Israel) Brian Brosnan Location Manager Zvi Chen Location Manager (Israel) Back to Top Art Department Bo Welch art direction Ariel Roshko art direction (Israel) Don Woodruff Set Designer John Warnke Set Designer Joseph C. Nemec III Set Designer Peter Jamison Production Designer R. 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Elliott Special Effects Back to Top Physical Effects Everett Creach Stunt Coordinator Back to Top Engineering, Electrical & Grips Gerald A. King Key Grip Shimon Sabah Key Grip (Israel) Wright Manning Gaffer Back to Top Construction Robert Krume Construction Coordinator Back to Top Publicity Gary Kalkin publicist Back to Top Accounting Sandra Rabins Production Auditor Back to Top Props Paul Rylander props assistant Keith McCormick props assistant Steven R. Westlund Property Master Yossi Zomer propmaster (Israel) Back to Top Consultants & Advisors Jaci Eshel technical advisor (military/Israel) Back to Top Below The Line John C. Johnson Jr production illustrator Michael T. Amundsen apprentice editor Mike McDuffee (II) Transportation Coordinator Robert L. West Assistant (to producers) Meir Segura Transportation Captain (Israel) Back to Top Other Crew George Samson moldmaker Lea Andrews unit production manager secretary Back to Top Worldwide Distributors Paramount Home Entertainment Video Distributor Paramount Pictures Theatrical Distributor United International Pictures (UIP) Theatrical Distributor (United Kingdom) Back to Top Other Companies Modern Film Effects titles and opticals Back to Top