Credits
Cast
Billy Dee Williams
Bingo
James Earl Jones
Leon
Richard Pryor
Charlie Snow
Rico Dawson
Willie Lee
Sam Brison
Louis
Jophery C. Brown
Champ
Leon Wagner
Fat Sam
Tony Burton
Issac
John McCurry
Murch
Stan Shaw
Esquire Joe
DeWayne Jessie
Rainbow
Ted Ross
Sallie
Mabel King
Bertha
Sam Laws
Henry
Alvin Childress
Horace
Ken Foree
Honey
Carl Gordon
Mack
Ahna Capri
The Prostitute
Joel Fluellen
Mr. Holland
Sarina C. Grant
Pearline
Jester Hairston
Furry Taylor
Emmett Ashford
Umpire
Theodore Lehmann
Lars Bostrum
Fred Covington
Auctioneer
Greg Oliver
Sheriff
John McKee
White Stranger
Brooks Clift
Older Gentleman
Morgan Roberts
Kiosk Man
Marcia McBroom
Violet
Lidia Kristen
Nurse
Steve Anderson
One-Arm Ballplayer
Dero Austin
Midget Catcher
Art
Lawrence G. Paull
Production Design
Leonard A. Mazzola
Set Decoration
Michael Hamilton
Title Designer
N. Lee Lacy
Title Designer
Camera
Bill Butler
Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up
Annie D. DeMille
Hairstylist
Toy Van Lierop
Makeup Artist
Bernard Johnson
Wardrobe Designer
Crew
Jophery C. Brown
Stunt Coordinator
Directing
John Badham
Director
Tom Joyner
First Assistant Director
Cynnie Troup
Script Supervisor
Richard Alexander Wells
Second Assistant Director
L. Andrew Stone
Second Assistant Director
Editing
David Rawlins
Editor
Production
Janet Hubbard
Associate Producer
Bennett Tramer
Associate Producer
Don Phillips
Casting
Berry Gordy
Executive Producer
Rob Cohen
Producer
Michael Chinich
Producer, Associate Producer, Casting
Wally Worsley
Unit Production Manager
Sound
Robert Mayer
Music Editor
William Goldstein
Original Music Composer
Robert L. Hoyt
Sound
Willie D. Burton
Sound
James Troutman
Sound Editor
Writing
William Brashler
Novel
Matthew Robbins
Screenplay
Hal Barwood
Screenplay