Featuring an all-star cast and on-location shooting in Japan, where the story is set, three US Air Force rescue pilots must overcome their personal problems and differences to embark upon a dangerous mission to save raft-bound Japanese survivors from a murderous storm-tossed sea. As they head for their location, the film flashes back to chronicle the pasts of each pilot to make clear their mixed feelings about their upcoming assignment.
Yul Brynner
Richard Widmark
George Chakiris
Suzy Parker
Shirley Knight
Danièle Gaubert
Eiko Taki
Joe Di Reda
Mitsuhiro Sugiyama
E.S. Ince
Andrew Hughes
William Ross