 | Anthony Perkins als Gid |
 | Beau Bridges als Johnny |
 | Blythe Danner als Molly Taylor |
 | Edward Binns als Mr. Frye |
 | Susan Sarandon als Sarah |
 | Conard Fowkes als Eddie |
| Claude Traverse als Mr. Taylor |
| John Henry Faulk als Mr. Grinsom |
 | Marilyn Burns als Sarah / Molly (uncredited) |
| Richard Ray Lee als Sheriff (uncredited) |
 | Paul A. Partain als Willy (uncredited) |
| Sidney Lumet | Director |
| Joanne Burke | Editor |
| Stephen J. Friedman | Producer |
| David Golden | Associate Producer |
| Larry McMurtry | Novel |
| Stephen J. Friedman | Screenplay |
| Edward R. Brown | Director of Photography |
| Marilyn Burns | Stand In |
| Fred Hellerman | Original Music Composer |
| John Robert Lloyd | Production Design |
| Robert Drumheller | Set Decoration |
| Paul Hefferan | Set Decoration |
| Gene Coffin | Costume Design |
| Reggie Takley | Makeup Artist |
| Philip Leto | Hairstylist |
| Robert Laden | Makeup Artist |
| Henry R. Dwork | Makeup Artist |
| Charles Okun | Assistant Director |
| Stephen Kubenka | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Jack Wright Jr. | Property Master |
| Jack Fitzstephens | Sound Editor |
| Robert Rogow | Boom Operator |
| James Sabat | Sound |
| Maggie James | Script Supervisor |
| Craig Camp | Other |
| Peter Garbarini | Camera Operator |
| Kenneth Goss | Key Grip |
| Richard Meyerhoff | Gaffer |
| Richard S. Goldberg | Assistant Editor |
| Michael Golden | Assistant Editor |
| Ralph Rosenblum | Editorial Consultant |
| Samuel Matlovsky | Conductor |
| Laurence Rosenthal | Additional Music |
| Ronald M. Bozman | Technical Advisor |
| Hannah Hempstead | Production Coordinator |
| Bill Henderson | Technical Advisor |
| Nancy Hopwood | Production Secretary |
