 | John Cullum als Carl Sandburg |
 | Frances Conroy als Mother / Lilian Steichen |
 | Michael Higgins als Father / Hobo |
 | Peter Michael Goetz |
 | Carl Sandburg als Self (voice) (archive footage) |
| Perry Miller Adato | Director |
| Paul Shyre | Writer |
| Carl Sandburg | Poem |
| Perry Miller Adato | Producer |
| Megan Marks | Associate Producer |
| Jac Venza | Executive Producer |
| Scott Kuney | Music |
| Sara Fishko | Editor |
| Deborah Kiser | Makeup Artist |
| Michael Davis | Director of Photography |