Cast & Crew

Directed by

Ivan Dixon

Writing Credits

Sam Greenlee
(screenplay) &
Melvin Clay
(screenplay) (as Mel Clay)
Sam Greenlee
(novel)

Cast

Lawrence Cook
Dan Freeman
Janet League
Joy
Paula Kelly
Dahomey Queen
J.A. Preston
Dawson
Paul Butler
Do-Daddy Dean
Don Blakely
Stud Davis
David Lemieux
Pretty Willie
Byron Morrow
General
Jack Aaron
Carstairs
Joseph Mascolo
Senator Hennington
Elaine Aiken
Mrs. Hennington
Beverly Gill
Willa
Bob Hill
Calhoun
Martin Golar
Perkins
Jeff Hamilton
Policeman
Margaret Kromgols
Old Woman
Tom Alderman
Security Officer
Stephen Ferry
Colonel
Kathy Berk
Doris
Stephen Ferry II
Boy Guardsman
Frank Lesley
TV Commentator
Harold Johnson
Jackson
Anthony Ray
Shorty
Audrey Stevenson
Mrs. Duncan
John Charles
Stew
Ponciano Olayta Jr.
Mr. Soo
Sidney Eden
Instructor II
Colostine Boatwright
Dancer
Johnny Williams
Waiter
Cora Williams
Woman I
Bobbie Gene Williams
Woman II
Doug Johnson
Trainee 1
Lenard Norris
Trainee 2
Mark Williams
Trainee 3
Walter Lowe
Trainee 4
Robert Franklin
Trainee 5
Harold Harris
Trainee 6
Jim Heard
Trainee 7
Ken Orme
Trainee 8
Don Greenlee
Trainee 9
Johnnie Johnson III
Cobra
Frank E. Ford
Cobra
Maurice Wicks
Cobra
Perry Thomas
Cobra
Clinton Malcome
Cobra
Orlanders Thomas
Cobra
Larry Lawrence
Cobra
Rodney McGrader
Cobra
Tyrone R. Livingston
Cobra
Ramon Livingston
Cobra
James Mitchell
Cobra
Virgie Johnson
Cobra

Produced by

Ivan Dixon
producer
Sam Greenlee
producer
Thomas G. Neusom
associate producer

Music by

Herbie Hancock

Cinematography by

Michel Hugo

Editing by

Michael Kahn

Casting By

Martin Golar
Thomas Hart

Art Direction by

A. Leslie Thomas
(as Leslie Thomas)

Set Decoration by

Cheryal Kearney

Makeup Department

Bernadine M. Anderson
makeup artist (as Bernadine Anderson)

Production Management

Clifford C. Coleman
production manager (as Cliff Coleman)
Charles Washburn
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Clifford C. Coleman
assistant director (as Cliff Coleman)
Charles Washburn
assistant director

Art Department

Stephen R. Ferry
props (as Steve Ferry)
Ken Orme
props (as Kenneth Orme)

Sound Department

John Speak
sound mixer
Will Yarbrough
boom operator

Special Effects by

Logan Frazee
special effects

Stunts

Harry Abdul Moore
stunts
Charlie Picerni
stunt coordinator / stunts
Ernest Robinson
stunt gaffer (as Ernie Robinson)

Camera and Electrical Department

Leonard Alex
second assistant camera
Angelo Dellutri
camera operator
Lloyd Isbell
key grip
Ralph McCarthy
gaffer
Eugene Simpson
best boy
Joseph M. Wilcots
camera operator (as Joe Wilcots)
Eddie Willis
dolly grip

Casting Department

Cassius Weathersby
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Henry Salley
wardrobe

Editorial Department

Ed Forsyth
post production supervisor
Thomas Penick
assistant editor
Carolyn Sides
assistant editor

Location Management

Jerry Whittington
location projectionist: Dailies

Script and Continuity Department

Vivian Jones
script supervisor

Additional Crew

R.J. Louis
production coordinator
Adilisha Safi
production assistant
Walter Smith
production assistant

Thanks

Richard Hatcher
the producers are grateful to (as Mayor Richard G. Hatcher)
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