Julian Mayfield
Tank Williams
Raymond St. Jacques
B.G.
Ruby Dee
Laurie
Frank Silvera
Kyle
Roscoe Lee Browne
Clarence
Janet MacLachlan
Jeannie
Max Julien
Johnny Wells
Juanita Moore
Mama Wells
Dick Anthony Williams
Corbin
Michael Baseleon
Teddy
John Wesley
Larry
Ji-Tu Cumbuka
Rick
Ketty Lester
Alma
Robert DoQui
Street Speaker
James McEachin
Mello
Kirk Kirksey
L. Errol Jaye
Isabel Cooley
Alice Childress
Van Kirksey
David Moody
Mello Alexandria
Vernett Allen
Ralph (uncredited)
Leon Bibb
Mr. Oakley (uncredited)
Lovyss Bradley
Society Woman at Arcade (uncredited)
Anthony Chisholm
(uncredited)
William Elliott
Revolutionary (uncredited)
Joel Fluellen
Kyle's Associate (uncredited)
Leonard Jackson
Mr. Oakley (uncredited)
Alan Oppenheimer
Unctuous Man in Arcade (uncredited)
Lonny Stevens
(uncredited)
Bill Walker
Bartender (uncredited)
Marvin Walters
Policeman (uncredited)
Jesse Jackson
Self (archive footage)
Jules Dassin
Director
Jules Dassin
Writer
Ruby Dee
Writer
Julian Mayfield
Writer
Liam O'Flaherty
Novel
Booker T. Jones
Original Music Composer
Boris Kaufman
Director of Photography
Robert Lawrence
Editor
Alexandre Trauner
Production Design
Ray Moyer
Set Decoration
Theoni V. Aldredge
Costume Design
William W. Gray
Production Manager
Andrew J. Durkus
Unit Production Manager
Earl Robinson
Music Coordinator
Marty Hornstein
Assistant Director
Cleo Anton
Script Supervisor
Alfred Lebovitz
Camera Operator
Terry Kellum
Sound Recordist
David Forrest
Sound Recordist
Lambert Marks
Wardrobe Master
Bernice Pontrelli
Wardrobe Master
Jené Bodell
Hairstylist
Elizabeth Searcy
Hairstylist
Jim Di Gangi
Associate Producer
Booker T. Jones
Conductor
Jules Dassin
Producer
Robert Sidell
Makeup Artist
John Hubley
Title Designer
Faith Hubley
Title Designer
Phillip Bennett
Art Direction
Cassius Weathersby
Production Manager
Ernest Phillips
Standby Painter
Joseph Musso
Production Illustrator
Marvin Walters
Stunts