影片前半部看是一出荒诞不经的嬉闹剧，但在黑色幽默的底层却深深反映出了战争后期人们的厌战情绪，影片后半部则感人至深，可谓深具震撼力，那个象征禁锢的棕榈树的两次被扔进大海，正象征了权利的倾覆和向往自由的呼声。
Henry Fonda
Lieutenant Roberts
James Cagney
Captain Morton
William Powell
Doc
Jack Lemmon
Ensign Frank Pulver
Betsy Palmer
Lieutenant Ann Girard
Ward Bond
Dowdy
Philip Carey
Mannion
Nick Adams
Reber
Perry Lopez
Rodrigues
Ken Curtis
Dolan
Robert Roark
Insigna
Harry Carey Jr.
Stefanowski
Patrick Wayne
Bookser
Frank Aletter
Gerhart
