Cast & Crew

Directed by

Gordon Parks Jr.

Writing Credits

Phillip Fenty
(screenplay by)

Cast

Ron O'Neal
Youngblood Priest
Carl Lee
Eddie
Sheila Frazier
Georgia
Julius Harris
Scatter
Charles McGregor
Fat Freddie
Nate Adams
Dealer
Polly Niles
Cynthia
Yvonne Delaine
Mrs. Freddie
Henry Shapiro
Robbery Victim
K.C.
Pimp
James G. Richardson
Junkie
Make Bray
Junkie
Al Kiggins
Police
Bob Bonds
Police
Fred Ottaviano
Police
Alex Stevens
Police
Harry Manson
Police
Floyd Levine
Police
Sig Shore
Deputy Commissioner
Chris Arnett
Coke Buyer
Cecil Alonzo
Militant
Gene Chambers
Militant
John Williams
Militant
E. Preston Reddick
Karate Instructor
Lorraine Horn
Mother In Apartment
Nick Sands
Contracted Man
Bob Richards
Contracted Man
Nita Michaels
Hooker
Vicki McLaughlin
Hooker
Curtis Mayfield
Self (The Curtis Mayfield Experience)
Henry Gibson
Self (The Curtis Mayfield Experience)
Lucky Scott
Self (The Curtis Mayfield Experience)
Craig McMullen
Self (The Curtis Mayfield Experience)
Tyrone McCullough
Self (The Curtis Mayfield Experience)
Craig P. Campbell
Child in Apartment
The Curtis Mayfield Experience
Themselves
Alexander Williams-Green
Crew Member

Produced by

Sig Shore
producer
Irving Stimler
associate producer

Music by

Curtis Mayfield

Cinematography by

James Signorelli
director of photography

Editing by

Bob Brady

Costume Design by

Nate Adams

Makeup Department

James Farabee
makeup artist
Walter Fountain
hair stylist (as Walter Fountaine)
Webster McKnight
hair stylist

Production Management

Cecil Alonzo
assistant production manager
Nolan Constantine
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Candace Allen
second assistant director
Kurt Baker
assistant director

Art Department

Tom Jung
poster designer (uncredited)

Sound Department

Jerry Baker
boom operator
Bob Brady
sound effects editor
Harry Lapham
sound
Jack Cooley
sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Stunts

Erik Cord
stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Harry Madsen
stunt performer (uncredited)
Alex Stevens
stunts (uncredited)
Jesse Wayne
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Alex Fernbach
chief grip
Michael Lesser
gaffer
Gordon Parks Jr.
photographer: still sequence
Santiago Perales
lighting
Minervino Rojas
camera operator
Robert D. Shulman
chief electrician (as Bob Shulman)

Editorial Department

Eamon Connolly
assistant editor
Fredericka Taylor
apprentice editor

Music Department

Bob Brady
music editor
Curtis Mayfield
music arranger / orchestrator
Johnny Pate
conductor
Marvin Stuart
music coordinator

Script and Continuity Department

Naimah Fuller
script girl (as Naima Fuller)

Additional Crew

David Parks
unit publicist
Rafee Kamaal
trainee: Third World Cinema (uncredited)
Peter Zabriskie
additional crew: G&E (uncredited)
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