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.

• Harold Hecht Films
• Daiei Film
• Yul Brynner
• Richard Widmark
• George Chakiris
• Suzy Parker
• Shirley Knight
• Danièle Gaubert
• Eiko Taki
• Joe Di Reda