Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis

"True story of the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, its crew's struggle to survive the sharks and exposure, and the captain's scape-goat court-martial."

Cast

Stacy Keach

as Capt. Charles Butler McVay

Richard Thomas

as Lieutenant Steven Scott

Steve Landesberg

as Lipscombe

Don Harvey

as Kinderman

Robert Cicchini

as D'Angelo

David Caruso

as Wilkes

Bob Gunton

as Chaplain

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

as Hashimoto

Jeffrey Nordling

as Tasker

Tim Guinee

as Dobson

Neil Giuntoli

as Goldstein

Gordon Clapp

as Elias

Joseph Carberry

as Spilner

Dale Dye

as Major Green

Carrie Snodgress

as Louise McVay

Andrew Prine

as Henshaw

Stacy Keach, Sr.

as Charles McVay Sr.

John Hillner

as Olinsky

Crew

Robert Iscove

Director

Craig Safan

Original Music Composer

Alice Persons

Set Decoration

James Pergola

Director of Photography

Ward Preston

Production Design

William Loger

Costume Design

Steven Dorsch

Script Supervisor

Alan Sharp

Writer

Barbara Claman

Casting

Susan B. Browdy

Editor

Allan A. Apone

Makeup Department Head

John Ferzacca

Associate Producer

Charles W. Fries

Executive Producer

Adam Brandy

Makeup Artist

Richard Maynard

Producer

Hala Iqual

Hairstylist

Michael O. Gallant

Line Producer