Robert Mitchum

Character: Dermot O'Neill

Richard Harris

Character: Sean Reilly

Anne Heywood

Character: Neeve Donnelly

Dan O'Herlihy

Character: Don McGinnis

Cyril Cusack

Character: Jimmy Hannafin

Niall MacGinnis

Character: Ned O'Neill

Marianne Benet

Character: Bella O'Neill

Christopher Rhodes

Character: Tim Malone

Harry Brogan

Character: Patrick O'Neill

Eileen Crowe

Character: Mrs. Kathleen O'Neill

Joe Lynch

Character: Seamus

Marie Kean

Character: Mrs. Matia Devlin (the publican)

Geoffrey Golden

Character: Sgt. Crawley

Eddie Golden

Character: Johnny Corrigan (as Edward Golden)

Wilfred Downing

Character: Quinn

J.G. Devlin

Character: Const. Lauden (as James Devlin)

Hilton Edwards

Character: Father McCrory

Noel Purcell

Character: Father Sheehy (uncredited)