* James Coburn as Major Dan Yancy
* Britt Ekland as Elena Maria
* Gene Hackman as Sergeant Edgar Prine
* Harry Dean Stanton as Sergeant John "Red" Jackson
* Bradford Dillman as Captain James "Jim" Wade
* Robert Duvall as Sergeant Jack "Cowboy" Burns
* Morgan Woodward as Captain "Bull" Meeks
* Jack Palance as Major John "Iron" Grattan
* Michael Conrad as Sergeant Michael "Mike" Ryan
* Richard Jaeckel as Sergeant William "Billy" Johnson
* David Carradine as Corporal Samuel "Sam" Brown
This was a star-studded cast, making "5 Rifles" a notable action film of the time.