Cast & Crew

Directed by

Milton Katselas

Writing Credits

James Mills
(novel)
Abby Mann
(screenplay) and
Ernest Tidyman
(screenplay)

Cast

Michael Moriarty
Bo Lockley
Yaphet Kotto
Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone
Susan Blakely
Patty Butler
Hector Elizondo
Captain D'Angelo
Tony King
Thomas 'Stick' Henderson
Michael McGuire
Lt. Hanson
Edward Grover
Captain Strichter
Dana Elcar
Chief Perna
Bob Balaban
Joey Egan
William Devane
Asst. D.A. Jackson
Stephen Elliott
Police Commissioner
Richard Gere
Billy
Vic Tayback
Lt. Seidensticker
Albert Seedman
Detective Schulman
Noelle North
Samantha
Bebe Drake
Dorothy
Sonny Grosso
Detective
Lee Delano
Detective
Vincent Van Lynn
Detective
Bob Golden
Detective
Allen Arkus
Reporter
Cynthia Frost
Woman with Dog
Randy Jurgensen
Detective
Tony Lip
Strip Club Manager
Ron Troncatty
Policeman in Apartment

Produced by

M.J. Frankovich
producer

Music by

Elmer Bernstein

Cinematography by

Mario Tosi
director of photography

Editing by

David E. Blewitt
(as David Blewitt)

Casting By

Joyce Selznick

Production Design by

Robert Clatworthy

Set Decoration by

John A. Kuri
(as John Kuri)

Costume Design by

Anna Hill Johnstone

Makeup Department

Patricia Miller
hair stylist (as Pat Miller)
Fred Williams
makeup artist

Production Management

Mike Frankovich Jr.
unit production manager
William J. O'Sullivan
executive production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Dick Moder
assistant director (as Richard Moder)
Charles Norton
assistant director (as Charles H. Norton)
Paul Baxley
second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department

Philip Calhoun
property master
Tom Jung
poster designer (uncredited)

Sound Department

Don Cahn
sound re-recordist
Les Fresholtz
sound re-recordist
Al Overton
sound mixer (as Alfred J. Overton)
Arthur Piantadosi
sound re-recordist
Richard Tyler
sound re-recordist
Jeff Bushelman
sound editor (uncredited)
Richard Gramaglia
sound recordist (uncredited)
Pat Somerset
sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

R.A. MacDonald
special effects (as Robert MacDonald)

Stunts

Craig R. Baxley
stunt double (uncredited)
Dean Jeffries
stunts (uncredited)
Fred Scheiwiller
stunts (uncredited)
Jerry Summers
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Dustin Blauvelt
assistant camera
John Englert
key grip
Joel King
assistant camera
Joe Pender
gaffer
Albert Taffet
camera operator
Donald E. Thorin
camera operator
Brian Hamill
still photographer: special assignment (uncredited)

Casting Department

Judith Lamb
casting assistant (as Judy Lamb)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Margo Baxley
costumer
John Boyt
costume supervisor
Bucky Rous
costumer

Editorial Department

Abe Lincoln Jr.
assistant film editor

Music Department

Spencer Proffer
music producer / songwriter
Robert Tracy
music editor (as Robert N. Tracy)
Elmer Bernstein
conductor (uncredited)
Sheryl Levine Guterman
assistant music editor (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Betsy Norton
script supervisor

Additional Crew

Bill Ballmer
technical advisor
George Barrett
technical advisor
Paul Baxley
action sequence coordinator
Sonny Grosso
technical advisor
Randy Jurgensen
technical advisor
Saul Kahan
public relations
Adeline Leonard Seakwood
production office coordinator
James McNiff
technical advisor
John Walsh
technical advisor
Douglas Dean III
production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks

Mary Imperato
grateful appreciation: Mayor's Committee on Filming in New York
Helen O'Hagan
grateful appreciation: Saks Fifth Avenue
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