Cast & Crew

Directed by

Sidney Poitier

Writing Credits

Richard Wesley

Cast

Sidney Poitier
Steve Jackson
Bill Cosby
Wardell Franklin
Harry Belafonte
Geechie Dan Beauford
Flip Wilson
The Reverend
Richard Pryor
Sharp Eye Washington
Calvin Lockhart
Silky Slim
Rosalind Cash
Sarah Jackson
Roscoe Lee Browne
Congressman Lincoln
Paula Kelly
Leggy Peggy
Lee Chamberlin
Madame Zenobia
Johnny Sekka
Geechie's Henchman
Lincoln Kilpatrick
Slim's Henchman #1
Ketty Lester
Irma Franklin
Don Marshall
Slim's Henchman #2
Harold Nicholas
Little Seymour Pettigrew
Jophery C. Brown
Geechie Dan's Henchman
Juanita Brown
Congressman Lincoln's receptionist
Morris Buchanan
Waldorf patron
Richard L. Duran
Waldorf patron
Paul Harris
Police Officer
Stevie Mack
Church Member
Earl Maynard
Waldorf bartender
Gene McDaniels
Member of the Choir
Marie O'Henry
Girl at robbery scene
Ray Parker Jr.
Ray
Stack Pierce
Gambler in Tuxedo
Cyril Poitier
Rock
George Reynolds
Big Percy
Richard Warren
Driver

Produced by

Pembroke J. Herring
associate producer
Melville Tucker
producer

Music by

Tom Scott

Cinematography by

Fred J. Koenekamp
director of photography

Editing by

Pembroke J. Herring

Production Design by

Alfred Sweeney

Set Decoration by

Robert De Vestel

Makeup Department

Monty Westmore
makeup artist

Production Management

Mickey McCardle
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Bruce Chevillat
second assistant director
Harry F. Hogan
second unit director
Charles Washburn
first assistant director (as Charles C. Washburn)

Art Department

William Ladd Skinner
set designer

Sound Department

Marvin E. Lewis
boom operator
George Malley
sound (as George A. Maly)
Frank Regula
sound (as Frank C. Regula)
Harry W. Tetrick
sound
Terrance Emerson
utility sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Charles Spurgeon
special effects

Stunts

Jophery C. Brown
stunts (uncredited)
Tony Brubaker
stunt double: Sidney Poitier (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited)
Bob Herron
stunts (uncredited)
Brooke Hudson
stunts (uncredited)
Melvin Jones
stunts (uncredited)
Henry Kingi
stunts (uncredited)
Ernest Robinson
stunt coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Doug Byers
electrician
Owen Marsh
camera operator (as Owen T. Marsh)

Music Department

Michael Arciaga
music supervisor
Tom Scott
conductor

Transportation Department

Chris Haynes
driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Stanley Mark
production accountant
Dori Mires
paymaster
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